SEEPAGE


Meaning of SEEPAGE in English

/ ˈsiːpɪdʒ; NAmE / noun

[ U , C , usually pl. ] the process by which a liquid flows slowly and in small quantities through sth; the result of this process :

Water gradually escapes by seepage through the ground.

oil seepages

( figurative )

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.