overspill

noun

over·spill | \ ˈō-vər-ˌspil

Definition of overspill

1 : the act or an instance of spilling over

2 chiefly British : the movement of excess urban population into less crowded areas

Examples of overspill in a Sentence

an overspill into nearby towns a new town built to absorb London's overspill

Recent Examples on the Web

Arewa, a local term for the northern part of Nigeria, could not evade the global overspill of the #MeToo movement that had taken off from the United States. — Fakhrriyyah Hashim, Quartz Africa, "How Nigeria’s conservative northern region came to terms with its MeToo movement," 22 July 2019 Most pointed out that journalism shouldn't be an overspill for long-standing political rivalry. — Isobel Thompson, The Hive, "Britain’s Massive Divorce Bill Just Got Bigger," 3 May 2017

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overspill

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English Language Learners Definition of overspill

British : the movement of people from crowded cities to less crowded areas

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