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Noun: flowage  flow-ij
  1. The act of flooding; filling to overflowing
    "The flowage from the broken dam inundated the valley";
    - flood
     
  2. A body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area
    "many campsites were located near the flowage"
     
  3. Gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)
    "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation"

Derived forms: flowages

Type of: body of water, filling, flow, water