flowage

[ floh-ij ]

/ ˈfloʊ ɪdʒ /

noun

an act of flowing; flow.

the state of being flooded.

flowing or overflowing water, or other liquid.

Mechanics. gradual internal motion or deformation.

Origin of flowage

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; flow + -age

Words nearby flowage

flour mite, flour moth, floury, flout, flow, flowage, flowback, flow breccia, flow chart, flow cleavage, Flow Country

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Example sentences from the Web for flowage

A monopoly will give us settled prices and control of the flowage.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods|Holman Day
We have in mind now, the common case of water temporarily raised, by Winter flowage or by Summer freshets.
Farm drainage|Henry Flagg French
The flowage vastly increased the extent of the deadwater, slowing the logs of the independents, whose towage methods were crude.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods|Holman Day
It is extremely difficult to set limits to the effect of such a flowage.
Farm drainage|Henry Flagg French

A sixty foot channel has been left through the flowage for slucing logs.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom

British Dictionary definitions for flowage

flowage

/ (ˈfləʊɪdʒ) /

noun

the act of flowing or overflowing or the state of having overflowed

the liquid that flows or overflows

a gradual deformation or motion of certain solids, such as asphalt, which flow without fracture

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单词	flowage
释义	flowage [ floh-ij ] / ˈfloʊ ɪdʒ / noun an act of flowing; flow. the state of being flooded. flowing or overflowing water, or other liquid. Mechanics. gradual internal motion or deformation. Origin of flowage An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; flow + -age Words nearby flowage flour mite, flour moth, floury, flout, flow, flowage, flowback, flow breccia, flow chart, flow cleavage, Flow Country Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flowage A monopoly will give us settled prices and control of the flowage. Joan of Arc of the North Woods\|Holman Day We have in mind now, the common case of water temporarily raised, by Winter flowage or by Summer freshets. Farm drainage\|Henry Flagg French The flowage vastly increased the extent of the deadwater, slowing the logs of the independents, whose towage methods were crude. Joan of Arc of the North Woods\|Holman Day It is extremely difficult to set limits to the effect of such a flowage. Farm drainage\|Henry Flagg French A sixty foot channel has been left through the flowage for slucing logs. Fifty Years In The Northwest\|William Henry Carman Folsom British Dictionary definitions for flowage flowage / (ˈfləʊɪdʒ) / noun the act of flowing or overflowing or the state of having overflowed the liquid that flows or overflows a gradual deformation or motion of certain solids, such as asphalt, which flow without fracture Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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