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.