Home › Words › S › sneakagesneakagesneakage · noun — the situation where gases carrying dust bypass the active electrode system of an electrostatic precipitator.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sneakage ranks #28,428 of 42,898 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sneak + -age.nounThe situation where gases carrying dust bypass the active electrode system of an electrostatic precipitator.e.g.“Improved performance is obtained by reducing gas flow unevenness, dust flow unevenness, dust reentrainment, and gas sneakage.” — 1996, Howard D. Hesketh, Air Pollution Control: Traditional Hazardous Pollutants, →ISBN:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).