overspill
overspill · overspills
That which spills overThat which spills over.
US/ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)That which spills over.
New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities.
More definitions
- the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns
- the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
Forms
plural: overspills| Singular | overspill |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedoverspill estate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.