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spill(4) (iou)



spill noun4. M19.
[from the verb.]
The action or an instance of spilling or being spilled; a fall or tumble from a horse, vehicle, etc. Freq. in thrills and spills. M19.
Sun (Baltimore) Virginia..takes a spill in the snow during a practice run.
A quantity of liquid etc. spilled; spec. (a) = oil spill s.v. OIL noun; (b) a diffusion of light, esp. beyond the area intended to be illuminated. M19.
Which? Wipe up spills to stop children..slipping.
b. = spillway below. E20.
Nautical. A slight breeze. L19.
A vacating of all or several posts of a parliamentary party to allow reorganization after an important change of office. Austral. M20.
Comb.: spill burner a burner used in some gas turbines which allows excess fuel to be recirculated; spill valve a valve which serves to allow the escape of surplus fluid; spillway (a) a channel or slope built to carry away surplus water from a reservoir; (b) Physical Geography a natural drainage channel cut by water during glaciation.