soakage

American  

[soh-kij] / ˈsoʊ kɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of soaking.

2. liquid that has seeped out or been absorbed.

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soakage British  

/ ˈsəʊkɪdʒ /

noun

1. the process or a period in which a permeable substance is soaked in a liquid

2. liquid that has been soaked up or has seeped out

3. Also called: soak.  a small pool of water or swampy patch

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Etymology

Origin of soakage

First recorded in 1760–70; soak + -age

Example Sentences

Also, the industry's estimate of 96,000,000 gallons for leakage, evaporation and soakage was too high.

From Time Magazine Archive

The visible supply of water was small, and we had grave doubts as to any soakage existing!

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

There is a small soakage from the rocks; we filled the drums to-night, so as to have sufficient for them in the morning, as the water does not come in quickly.

From Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, by Forrest, John

So we decided on the northern course, and chose Mount Shenton, near which a soakage was marked, as our objective point.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

The desert was full of wild life, the balance of nature being preserved by the carnivorous animals preying on the herbivorous; trees watered by soakage from the Nile protected the undergrowth and encouraged occasional rainfall.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various