seepage
noun/ˈsiːpɪdʒ/
/ˈsiːpɪdʒ/
[uncountable, countable, usually plural]- the process by which a liquid flows slowly and in small quantities through something; the result of this process
- Water gradually escapes by seepage through the ground.
- oil seepages
- (figurative) This new legislation represents a further seepage of power to Brussels.
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