overspill

9 letters · noun · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

noun

the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns

Overspill in a sentence

New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities.

Further, Coventry's prosperity and rapid growth was threatening that it as well as Birmingham would require to overspill its boundaries.

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