1. plural of flowage; the act or process of flowing; a flow or stream of liquid
2. an area of land flooded or covered by water, especially as a result of a dam or reservoir
Usage: often used in environmental and engineering contexts
3. the right to flood land for the purpose of creating a reservoir or water supply
Usage: legal and property term

Examples

• The dam created extensive flowages across the valley.
• Engineers studied the flowages to assess environmental impact.
• The property owner was compensated for the flowages caused by the new reservoir.
• Seasonal flowages from the river deposited rich sediment on the floodplain.
• The flowages of water through the canyon carved deep channels over millennia.
• Local residents were relocated due to the planned flowages from the hydroelectric project.