The resistance that water offers to something moving through it. Cf. air resistance n. at air, n.1 compounds 2.
in the steam-engine, the resistance of the atmosphere or waste steam to the piston; also, any resistance to the flow of a liquid or gas; also attrib…
the upward force exerted by soil on the base of a pile.
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