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spillback

The English word “spillback” has 2 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

From spill + back.

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