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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Flowing \Flow"ing\, a.
That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb);
gliding along smoothly; copious.
[1913 Webster]
{Flowing battery} (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant
by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or
cells. --Knight.
{Flowing furnace}, a furnace from which molten metal, can be
drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola.
{Flowing sheet} (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened
to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam. --Totten.
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