sinkage

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noun

An amount of material involved in a sinking.

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Meanings

nounsinkage (countable and uncountable, plural sinkages)

plural sinkages

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

Origin

From sink + -age.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

sinkage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkage

MLA

“sinkage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinkage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkage.

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