Leakage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the discharge of a fluid from some container

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈiːkɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈiːkɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈiːkɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈiːkɪdʒ/.

Examples

they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe
he had to clean up the leak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

outflow leak escape

Parts of Speech

noun	the discharge of a fluid from some container “they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe”

Word Forms

escape	verb	issue or leak, as from a small opening
leaky	adjective	permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases
leak	verb	enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leckage

das Austreten einer Flüssigkeit aus einem Behälter

🇫🇷French

fuite

la décharge d'un fluide d'un récipient

🇪🇸Spanish

fuga

la descarga de un fluido de algún recipiente

🇮🇹Italian

perdita

lo scarico di un fluido da un contenitore

🇳🇱Dutch

lekkage

het lozen van een vloeistof uit een container

🇵🇹Portuguese

vazamento

a descarga de um fluido de algum recipiente

🇷🇺Russian

утечка

слив жидкости из какой-либо емкости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिसाव

किसी पात्र से तरल पदार्थ का निकलना

🇧🇩Bengali

ফুটো

কিছু পাত্র থেকে একটি তরল স্রাব

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

சில கொள்கலனில் இருந்து ஒரு திரவம் வெளியேற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

లీకేజీ

కొన్ని కంటైనర్ నుండి ద్రవం యొక్క ఉత్సర్గ

🇮🇳Marathi

गळती

काही कंटेनरमधून द्रवपदार्थाचा स्त्राव

🇮🇳Gujarati

લિકેજ

કેટલાક કન્ટેનરમાંથી પ્રવાહીનું વિસર્જન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋರಿಕೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಪಾತ್ರೆಯಿಂದ ದ್ರವದ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചോർച്ച

ചില കണ്ടെയ്നറിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിൻ്റെ ഡിസ്ചാർജ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੀਕੇਜ

ਕੁਝ ਕੰਟੇਨਰ ਤੋਂ ਤਰਲ ਦਾ ਡਿਸਚਾਰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

رساو

کسی کنٹینر سے سیال کا خارج ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泄漏

从某个容器中排出液体

🇯🇵Japanese

漏れ

ある容器からの液体の排出

🇰🇷Korean

누출

어떤 용기에서 액체가 배출되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Sự rò rỉ

sự xả chất lỏng từ một vật chứa nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

การรั่วไหล

การปล่อยของเหลวออกจากภาชนะบางชนิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebocoran

keluarnya cairan dari suatu wadah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtagas

ang paglabas ng isang likido mula sa ilang lalagyan

🇲🇾Malay

kebocoran

pelepasan cecair dari beberapa bekas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسرب

تصريف السائل من بعض الحاويات

🇮🇷Persian

نشتی

تخلیه مایع از یک ظرف

🇹🇷Turkish

sızıntı

bir sıvının bir kaptan boşaltılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

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