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Meanings of seepage in English

The process of seeping.

Usage of seepage in English
1
Ten years of water seepage has a way of obliterating soil differences.
Deadly Décisions
2
They seal the tunnels against air and water seepage as they go.
Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
3
Handmaidens came forward to withdraw shawls drenched with sweat and other seepage.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
4
There are significant risks posed by things like wind, leaks and seepage.
The Guardian
5
When an egg breaks, the seepage can be contained in one pack.
The Guardian
6
The water tanks were flavored with the seepage from neighboring compartments.
The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets; Or, The Fall of the G...
7
It's something malleable and prone to seepage from those we regard.
The Irish Times
8
Only two patients developed rectal cuff infection and three mild seepage.
Pubmed
9
Removing those coverings increased the flow from seepage to a trickle.
A Matter of Trust
10
The miners have no food but there is natural water seepage into the mine.
Reuters
11
When the seepage had closed, the cylinders were entirely closed except at the surface.
Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
12
The groundwater seepage has delayed Tepco's clean-up and may undermine the entire decommissioning process.
Reuters
13
There were leaks, seepage of recalls, but they were not enough to help him.
Dayworld Rebel
14
Down there in the cells, when I told her that, she called it seepage.
Woken furies
15
Pumps were working steadily, drawing seepage water from the excavation.
Still Jim
16
Belay StrategyBuild belays on ledges that contain snowpatches or seepage.
Climbing Magazine
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