underflow
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A shallow soil over moving water or underflow, such as you might expect from a creek bank, is better.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
This underflow is very characteristic of that part of the State, where it is said, there are many lost rivers flowing beneath the surface, adding one more to the list of Kansas phenomena.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Julian Street
Such a paddle it was, too, over the coral, the surf breaking far above our heads, and the underflow, though only a few inches deep, nearly carrying me and the children off our legs!
From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Annie Brassey
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 Eric S. Raymond
And yet behind that apparent incredulity in his voice and manner David sensed the deep underflow of another thing.
From The Flaming Forest by James Oliver Curwood
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