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  1. the act of sinking
  2. the degree to which something has sunk or been sunk
  3. an area or part sunk below the surrounding level; depression
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sinkage

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  1. The process, amount, or degree of sinking.
  2. A sunken area; a depression.
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Noun

(plural sinkages)

  1. An amount of material involved in a sinking
  2. An area of sunken ground; a depression
  3. Change in draft a vessel obtains when moving through the water
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