waftage

waftage
noun Date: 1558 the act of wafting or state of being wafted; broadly conveyance

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  • Waftage — Waft age, n. Conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water. Shak. [1913 Webster] Boats prepared for waftage to and fro. Drayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • waftage — [wäf′tij] n. Archaic a wafting or being wafted; conveyance …   English World dictionary

  • waftage — pronunc at waft I+ij noun ( s) Etymology: waft (I) + age : the act of wafting or state of being wafted : passage or conveyance on or through a buoyant medium; broadly …   Useful english dictionary

  • waftage — /wahf tij, waf /, n. 1. the act of wafting. 2. the state of being wafted. [1550 60; WAFT + AGE] * * * …   Universalium

  • waftage — waft·age …   English syllables

  • waftage — waft•age [[t]ˈwɑf tɪdʒ, ˈwæf [/t]] n. 1) the act of wafting 2) the state of being wafted • Etymology: 1550–60 …   From formal English to slang

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