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Word entry · 9 letters

overspill

Best crossword clue

"Surplus runoff"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/Part of speech nounSorted eilloprsvStarts with OEnds with L1 clues
1O2V3E4R5S6P7I8L9L

Definitions

  1. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

Word origin

From over- + spill.

Used in a sentence

  • New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities.
  • 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.
  • Further, Coventry's prosperity and rapid growth was threatening that it as well as Birmingham would require to overspill its boundaries.

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