overspill (redirected from overspilling)

o·ver·spill  (vr-spl)

intr.v. o·ver·spilled or o·ver·spilt (-splt), o·ver·spill·ing, o·ver·spills

To spill over.

n. (vr-spl)

1. The act of spilling over.

2. Something that spills over: an overspill of milk.

3. Chiefly British Movement of people from overcrowded cities to less populated areas.

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overspill

Noun

Brit the rehousing of people from crowded cities in smaller towns

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overspill - the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns move, relocation - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"
	2.	overspill - the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity runoff, overflow flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

Translations

overspill [ˈəuvəspɪl] n → exceso de población

overspill [ˈəuvəspɪl] n → excédent m de population

overspill [ˈəuvəspɪl] n (= excess population) → Bevölkerungsüberschuss m

overspill [ˈəuvəspɪl] n → eccedenza di popolazione