spillback
spillback · spillbacks
The blockage of an intersection by traffic as a result of the traffic lights changing…The blockage of an intersection by traffic as a result of the traffic lights changing and preventing progress.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The blockage of an intersection by traffic as a result of the traffic lights changing and preventing progress.
(countable, uncountable)The spread of an infectious pathogen from humans to non-human animals.
Origin
From spill + back.From spill + back.
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Forms
plural: spillbacks| Singular | spillback |
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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 / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.