English Explanatory Dictionary

spillback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The blockage of an intersection by traffic as a result of the traffic lights changing and preventing progress.
  2. The spread of an infectious pathogen from humans to non-human animals.

Word forms

spillback spillbacks

Etymology

From spill + back.

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