Meaning of Spillover | Babel Free

Definitions

1. That which overflows; the excess or side effect.
   countable, uncountable
2. The spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

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

“The spillover from this war will be many little massacres of civilians by civilians.”

“And Mr. Pike, for practically all of his sixty-nine years, has stood his watch-and-watch, with many a spill-over of watches into watches.”

“The pool table is a sort⟳ of spill-over from Upstairs, the suspiciously-named Ramrod Room, which operates almost as a separate⟳ bar.”

“This could mean⟳ European countries need⟳ to import more food from countries like⟳ Brazil, which would incentivize deforestation and add⟳ up to more environmental hidden costs there. Such cross-border spillover is one reason⟳ Bobo isn’t a big fan of the true-cost accounting approach⟳ the FAO used to come⟳ up with its hidden cost⟳ figures.”

“We’re not establishing the kind of safe practices that will minimize the opportunity for spillover. If we better understood where these viruses are circulating and understood that ecology, we would have⟳ the potential to disrupt and minimize the risk⟳ of spillover.”

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