FLOWAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of flooding; filling to overflowing

Synonyms:

flood; flowage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flowage" is a kind of...):

filling (the act of filling something)

Derivation:

flow (cover or swamp with water)

Meaning:

A body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area

Example:

many campsites were located near the flowage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("flowage" is a kind of...):

body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean))

Derivation:

flow (cover or swamp with water)

Meaning:

Gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)

Example:

rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("flowage" is a kind of...):

flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)