overspill
[ verb oh-ver-spil; noun oh-ver-spil ]
/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈspɪl; noun ˈoʊ vərˌspɪl /
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verb (used without object), o·ver·spilled or o·ver·spilt, o·ver·spill·ing.
to spill over.
noun
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Example sentences from the Web for overspill
The Westerners are the overspill of the enterprising population of the East.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison|Benjamin HarrisonA 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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