Definition of Spillage

1. Noun. The amount that has spilled.

Generic synonyms: Indefinite Quantity

2. Noun. The act of allowing a fluid to escape.
Exact synonyms: Release, Spill
Generic synonyms: Flow, Stream
Derivative terms: Release, Spill, Spill, Spill, Spill

Definition of Spillage

1. Noun. that which has been spilled ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spillage

1. something that is spilled [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spillage

spilikins
spiling
spilings
spilite
spilites
spilitic
spill
spill blood
spill ink
spill one's guts
spill out
spill over
spill the beans
spillable
spillage (current term)
spillages
spilled
spilled the beans
spiller
spillers
spillet fishing
spilliard fishing
spillikin
spillikins
spilling
spilling the beans
spillingly
spillings
spillionaire

Literary usage of Spillage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Details of Practical Mining edited by Lee O. Kellogg (1916)
"spillage and Sinking Pocket (By Albert E. Hall). ... 122 serves the double purpose of catching the spillage from the loading pocket and also of acting as a ..."

2. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"The ability to prevent rupture and spillage of teratomas using this laparoscopic technique has been demonstrated, but this approach can be time-consuming ..."

3. The Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in by Bronwen Manby (1999)
"The reply, dated February 4, 1997, states (in full, as to its substantive content): Investigation into the alleged spillage shows that some unknown ..."

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