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leaky

[′lēk·ē]
(electricity)
Pertaining to a condition in which the leakage resistance has dropped so much below its normal value that excessive leakage current flows; usually applied to a capacitor.
(genetics)
Pertaining to a genetic block that is incomplete.
(cell and molecular biology)
Pertaining to a protein coded for by a mutant gene that shows subnormal activity.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Albion will certainly need to be harder to beat than last time they were in the Premier League - when they scored the fewest number of goals and had among the leakiest defences.
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They have the league's leakiest defence with 44 goals conceded.
Carlton are a place below the Seagulls in 13th in the table, but the Nottingham side have the third leakiest defence in the division.
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Di Matteo is keeping an open mind about the existing players until he sees them at close quarters in pre-season, but he has clearly identified last season's leakiest Premier League backline as an area for urgent attention.
And it means they have regained the title of the leakiest Premier League defence, having conceded 25 goals in 11 outings.
Newcastle United have one of the leakiest defences in the Premier League on their recent form, according to a recent study by the Trinity Mirror Data Unit.