underflow

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Some think that the station dropped into an immense cave, and others that it was caused by the underflow of the Arkansas River, which is overflowing its banks at the present time.

From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 57, December 9, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Bishop, Julia Truitt

Though popular among hackers, it is not confined to hackerdom; physicists, engineers, astronomers, and statisticians all use it. :lost in the underflow: /adj./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.

F. B. A special report of work in the artesian and underflow investigation, and views of certain conditions existing in South Dakota. 12pp.,

From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled

A glowing romance of the Byzantine Empire, presenting with extraordinary power the siege of Constantinople, and lighting its tragedy with the warm underflow of an Oriental romance.

From The Indian Drum by Balmer, Edwin

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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.