leakagenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈliː.kɪdʒ/us/ˈliː.kɪdʒ/leakage noun [ C or U ] (LIQUID/GAS)
the act of leaking or the leak itself:
The leakage was traced to an oil pipe in the cellar.
A lot of water is wasted through leakage.
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Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage
- ballcock
- bleed
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- culvert
- flush
- mixer tap
- overflow
- pipeline
- piping
- plughole
- plumb
- plunger
- siphon
- standpipe
- stopcock
- tubing
- U-bend
- washer
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leakage noun [ C or U ] (INFORMATION)
making known secret information
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Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- take the wraps off sth idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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