seepage

Preposition: of

water: Evidence of recent seepage of underground water on a crater rim The evidence of freely flowing water early in Mars ' history is dramatic.

Converse of object

• prevent: This was to prevent any seepage from one pond to the next - which could have occurred with sand.
• indicate: Large quantities of MDAC indicate that methane seepage has occurred over a prolonged period of time.
• suffer: Suffers seepage at the start of the route, hence climbing the rib on the right.
• take: Most of the crag dries quickly, particularly the Upper Tier, and takes little seepage.

Adjective modifier

• natural: Others can develop in natural oil seepages, feeding on the debris trapped on the surface.
• slow: This may take the form of a spring, or of a system of slow seepage at the ground surface.
• small: This has resulted in a small seepage of water.
• gradual: Much like the gradual seepage of power from Westminster to Brussels, Britain has been slipping beneath the waves for decades.

Modifies a noun

• flow: In time d t: the seepage flow is d q ( q = A.
• water: Most passages lack the inflow of seepage water, probably vital for the maintenance of cave populations.
• problem: BW inspects the breached embankment, which includes a towing path, on a monthly basis for any seepage problems.
• line: Where the two different types meet, there is a seepage line providing a constant flow of water.
• erosion: Weathering makes a small additional contribution, but there is no evidence of seepage erosion.

Noun used with modifier

• methane: Large quantities of MDAC indicate that methane seepage has occurred over a prolonged period of time.
• water: Good Could do with a bit of work Poor Make sure there's no evidence of water seepage or dampness.
• oil: Others can develop in natural oil seepages, feeding on the debris trapped on the surface.
• freshwater: In places the lower cliffs, backshore and cliff crevices are influenced by freshwater seepages, flushes and springs.
• gas: Gas in marine sediments: implications for slope stability and benthic ecology; natural gas seepages as a source of atmospheric methane.