spillback

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

spill +‎ back

Noun[edit]

spillback (countable and uncountable, plural spillbacks)

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

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