overspill

[ verb oh-ver-spil; noun oh-ver-spil ]

verb (used without object),o·ver·spilled or o·ver·spilt, o·ver·spill·ing.

to spill over.

noun

the act of spilling over.
something that spills over.

British. overflow.

Origin of overspill

First recorded in 1850–55; over- + spill¹

Words Nearby overspill

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How to use overspill in a sentence

The Westerners are the overspill of the enterprising population of the East.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison | Benjamin Harrison
A Kaffir tribe to the north-east of the Rooirand had known of it, but they had never worked it, but only collected the overspill.
Prester John | John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for overspill

overspill

noun(ˈəʊvəˌspɪl)

- something that spills over or is in excess
- (as modifier): overspill population

verb(ˌəʊvəˈspɪl) -spills, -spilling, -spilt or -spilled

(intr) to overflow

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