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Meanings of overspill in английском

португальский
runoff

The occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity.

runoff

Proof technique in non-standard analysis, is less commonly called overflow.

Отсутствуют примеры синонимов

Overpopulation.

Usage of overspill in английском
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They feed on the overspill from the void, and it fills them.
The witch queen
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These birds are overspill, mostly, from burgeoning populations in France and the Netherlands.
The Guardian
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The grass was high and littered with overspill from the house.
The Lost Continent
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Surely you're not converting the energistic overspill from the beyond directly into protein?
The Neutronium Alchemist
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The document takes into account the overspill of Dublin's population into the surrounding counties.
The Irish Times
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A warm overspill of gently erotic images came foaming out of her drowsy mind.
The Reality Dysfunction
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The magical overspill hit him like a rugby tackle, driving him to his knees.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
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Peshawar has suffered an overspill of violence from tribal regions on the border with Afghanistan.
Reuters
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Moyo knew his own kind, the internal glimmer of cells excited by the energistic overspill.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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She had a morning appointment, an overspill slot for clients who could never make weekdays.
The last testament
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The foam threatened to overspill and then backed down.
Salem’s Lot
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Not that the magma would kill them -there wasn't much overspill from the flares.
Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident
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Vast low-lying sections of the floor had turned directly into quagmire from the rain and overspill.
The Naked God
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In the meantime, put a bucket on the landing and keep an eye it doesn't overspill.
The Irish Times
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Modern stadiums have all got overspill areas.
The Guardian
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An overspill hall was needed in Edinburgh.
The Guardian
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Translations for overspill
португальский
runoff
Overspill through the time