Overspill
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overspill is a noun meaning That which spills over.
Meaning
That which spills over.
More Meanings
- To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.
Example Sentences
Calandra added more, until the oil threatened to overspill her palm.
New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities.
Further, Coventry's prosperity and rapid growth was threatening that it as well as Birmingham would require to overspill its boundaries.
It is known that means of using this end of the former NLR and Broad Street station to take an overspill of traffic from Liverpool Street have been under backroom study for some time.
Word Forms
- overspills
- overspilling
- overspilled
- overspilt
Synonyms for overspill
Depending on context, synonyms include overflow, runoff, overpopulation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overflow, overpopulation, runoff, spillover, overspreading, overflower.
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