overspill over·spill n

overspill over·spill n
['əʊvəˌspɪl]
(Brit: population) eccedenza di popolazione

an overspill town — una città satellite


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  • over·spill — /ˈoʊvɚˌspıl/ noun Brit : the movement of people from crowded cities to less crowded areas [singular] an overspill into nearby towns [noncount] a new town built to absorb London s overspill …   Useful english dictionary

  • overspill — verb (i) /oʊvəˈspɪl/ (say ohvuh spil) (overspilt or overspilled, overspilling) 1. to spill over. –noun /ˈoʊvəspɪl/ (say ohvuhspil) 2. that which spills out. 3. excess or surplus population: new towns are planned to take Sydney s overspill. {over… …  

  • overspill — 1. noun That which spills over. New towns were to accommodate overspill from established cities. 2. verb To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of. Further, Coventrys …   Wiktionary

  • spill over — Synonyms and related words: alluvion, alluvium, cascade, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, engulf, engulfment, fill, flood, inundate, inundation, know no bounds, luxuriate, overabound, overbrim, overflow, overflowing, overgrow, overrun, overrunning,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • spill — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. spilt or spilled) 1 intr. & tr. fall or run or cause (a liquid, powder, etc.) to fall or run out of a vessel, esp. unintentionally. 2 a tr. & intr. throw (a person etc.) from a vehicle, saddle, etc. b intr. (esp …   Useful english dictionary

  • overspill — v. /oh veuhr spil /; n. /oh veuhr spil /, v., overspilled or overspilt, overspilling, n. v.i. 1. to spill over. n. 2. the act of spilling over. 3. something that spills over. 4. Brit. overflow. [1850 55; OVER + SPILL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • o|ver|spill — «noun, adjective. OH vuhr SPIHL; verb. OH vuhr SPIHL», noun, verb, spilled or spilt, spill|ing, adjective. –n. Especially British. 1. the act of spilling over: »There should be such an overspill of compressed air outwards... (New Scientist). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • overflow — 1. verb cream had overflowed the edges of the shallow dish Syn: spill over, flow over, brim over, well over, pour forth, stream forth, flood 2. noun 1) an overflow from the tank Syn: overspill, spill, spillage, flood …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • overrun — Synonyms and related words: adopt, appropriate, arrogate, assume, attack, balance, beat, beset, bespread, blitz, bonus, branch, branch out, bud, burgeon, burst forth, cascade, cataract, clobber, colonize, compose, conquer, crawl with, creep with …   Moby Thesaurus

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