overspill
noun
1. the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns
Definition categories: group, move, relocation
2. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
Similar word(s): overflow, runoff
Definition categories: event, flow, flowing
Sentences with overspill as a noun:
- New towns were to accommodate overspill from established cities.
verb
1. To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.