OVERHANG
\ˌə͡ʊvəhˈaŋ], \ˌəʊvəhˈaŋ], \ˌəʊ_v_ə_h_ˈa_ŋ]\
Definitions of OVERHANG
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To impend or hang over.
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To hang over; to jut or project over.
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To jut over.
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In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
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Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.
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The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
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The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.
By Oddity Software
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To impend or hang over.
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To hang over; to jut or project over.
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To jut over.
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In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
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Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.
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The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
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The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.
By Noah Webster.
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To project beyond and above.
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A projection or jutting out; the distance over which something projects.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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