OVERSPILL


Meaning of OVERSPILL in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb

Etymology: over (I) + spill

: to spill over

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1.

a. : the act or an instance of spilling over

prevent entirely an overspill from a very high surge — J.A.Steers

b. : something that spills or flows over

2. : surplus , excess

to provide continued employment … we shipped that overspill abroad — Harold Wincott

especially : surplus population

when the overspill from the cities would go to the land — John Buchan

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.