seepage

Definitions

The slow escape of a liquid or gas through porous material or small openings.

The quantity of fluid that has leaked or percolated through a surface.

Examples

The basement flooded due to constant seepage from the cracked foundation.

Engineers are working to stop the chemical seepage leaking into the local groundwater.

Synonyms

leakage oozing percolation drainage filtration leaking seeping

Antonyms

retention containment sealing blockage obstruction stoppage plugging