SEEPAGE


Meaning of SEEPAGE in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

There was some oil seepage from the valves in the car's engine.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A more sinister development is the seepage of nitrate into aquifers which are used as sources of the domestic water supply.

By the sampling point there is an iridescence on the water which regularly fans out, indicating a seepage of oil.

However, this seepage was slight and not a problem.

Manure seepage from storage areas is polluting waterways and evaporating ammonia is contributing to acid rain.

Most homes in town get some water in their basements, mostly due to seepage from the rain.

No one in town has taken floodwater, though some basements are wet from seepage .

This will prevent water seepage into the building.

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