Spillover

noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounThat which overflows; the excess or side effect.

"The spillover from the dam due to the heavy rains will run down this channel and harmlessly dump into that river, we hope."

2.nounThe spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.

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