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单词 overspill
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overspill

(oʊvəʳspɪl)
1. variable noun [oft a NOUN, oft NOUN noun]
Overspill is used to refer to people who live near a city because there is no room in the city itself.
[British]
...new towns built to absorb overspill from nearby cities. [+ from]
...overspill council housing.
2. variable noun [oft a NOUN]
You can use overspill to refer to things or people which there is no room for in the usual place because it is full.
An overspill from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection has been housed ina west London office block.
With the best seats taken, it was ruled that the overspill could stand at the backof the court.

overspill in British English

noun (ˈəʊvəˌspɪl)
1. 
a. 
something that spills over or is in excess
b. 
(as modifier)
overspill population
verb (ˌəʊvəˈspɪl)Word forms: -spills, -spilling, -spilt or -spilled
2. (intransitive)
to overflow

Examples of 'overspill' in a sentence
overspill

He sent Blackstone to get a torch and tried to make out what he could in the overspill of light from the main cellar.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
I know one of them is used for storage and pub overspill, but if any of the others are suitable you're more than welcome.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2001)
But thankfully, the intruder was a youngish man -- innocent if slightly unappealing overspill from the launderette next door.
Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2001)
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