overspill

American  

[oh-ver-spil, oh-ver-spil] / ˌoʊ vərˈspɪl, ˈoʊ vərˌspɪl /

verb (used without object)

overspilled, overspilt, overspilling

1. to spill over.

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noun

1. the act of spilling over.

2. something that spills over.

3. British. overflow.

overspill British  

noun

1. 1. something that spills over or is in excess

   2. ( as modifier )

      overspill population

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verb

1. (intr) to overflow

Etymology

Origin of overspill

First recorded in 1850–55; over- + spill ¹

Example Sentences

Will Capper, from Winchester got a call from his partner Lauren on 1 August saying that "the manhole cover in the garden had started to overspill."

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

Park officials said Sunday that the Lower and North Pines Campgrounds and the Housekeeping Camp will be shut over fears that waterways could overspill their banks.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2023

The room and the overspill viewing area in the lobby were at capacity.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2022

The zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-1 has been firmly established by research that also showed that the bat sarbecoviruses pose a clear and present danger of pandemic overspill from bats to humans.

From Scientific American • Feb. 18, 2022

On the edge of the field stood a little pump house, and a willow tree flourished beside it, fed by the overspill of water.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck