- the act of sinking
- the degree to which something has sunk or been sunk
- an area or part sunk below the surrounding level; depression
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sinkage
noun
- The process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- A sunken area; a depression.
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Noun
(plural sinkages)
- An amount of material involved in a sinking
- An area of sunken ground; a depression
- Change in draft a vessel obtains when moving through the water
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