Overhang Definition

ōvər-hăng
overhanging, overhangs, overhung
verb
overhanging, overhangs, overhung
To hang or project over or beyond.
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To loom over; threaten.
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To hang over; project or jut out over something.
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noun
overhangs
The projection of one thing over or beyond another.
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The amount of such projection.
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An overhanging or projecting part, as the part of a ship's stern projecting beyond the sternpost.
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A projection of one part of a structure over another.
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One half the difference in span of the two wings on a biplane or the distance from the last outer strut to the tip of the wing on a monoplane.
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Other Word Forms of Overhang

Noun

Singular:
overhang
Plural:
overhangs

Origin of Overhang

  • Old English oferhangan, corresponding to over- +"Ž hang.

    From Wiktionary

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