Leaky meaning

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Permitting leaks or leakage.

A leaky roof; a leaky defense system.

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Allowing the accidental entrance or escape of a fluid substance; having a leak or leaks.
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Having leaks, not sealed.

The leaky bucket only dripped one drop at a time, but by the time I got back to the house it was half empty.

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Other Word Forms

Adjective

Base Form:
leaky
Comparative:
leakier
Superlative:
leakiest

Leaky Sentence Examples

  • Is the drip, drip, drip of that leaky faucet driving you batty?

  • Damage to the small vessels causes them to become leaky.

  • The deflection observed on the galvanometer when the lines are leaky is d, while D is the deflection obtained through one coil of the galvanometer with all the other resistances in circuit; and assuming that no leakage exists on the lines, this deflection is calculated from the " constant " of the instrument, i.e., from the known deflection obtained with a definite current.

  • But it may be as simple as tappet noise escaping from a leaky exhaust seal.

  • Leaky windows, poor insulation, old water heaters and inefficient heating systems waste a lot of energy.

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