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flowage

flo·wage

uncommon

noun

1.

gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)

  • “rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation”
2.

a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area

  • “many campsites were located near the flowage”
3.

the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

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Origin

From flow + -age.

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