throughflow

English

noun
Definitions
  • (hydrology) The movement of water horizontally beneath the land surface, usually when the soil is completely saturated.
  • (hydrology) The movement of an identifiably separate body of water through a larger body (such as a current of fresh water through salt water).

Etymology

Compound from English through + English flow.

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English

flow

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