soakage
[
soh
-kij]
/ˈsoʊ kɪdʒ/
noun
1.
the act of
soaking
.
2.
liquid that has seeped out or been absorbed.
Origin
1760-70;
soak
+
-age
Examples from the web for
soakage
Each spritz is pretty light, but the rapid fire provides adequate
soakage
.
The
soakage
pit is filled with gravel and located two meters from the latrine pit.
The clear liquid was pumped to a
soakage
pit for disposal to the groundwater.
British Dictionary definitions for
soakage
soakage
/
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.
(
Austral
)
Also called
soak.
a small pool of water or swampy patch