Definition of seepage
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Examples of seepage in a Sentence
Check for seepage in the basement.
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Grizzled Beltway veterans may dismiss the lobbyist seepage as the inevitable result of the collision of campaign rhetoric with the practicalities of governing.
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Sensors dragged through canals can help spot seepage, and sensors embedded in soil can help tailor the irrigation to a particular crop.
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First Known Use of seepage
circa 1825
SEEPAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of seepage for English Language Learners
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: an occurrence in which a liquid or gas flows or passes slowly through small openings
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