oversail

English

Etymology 1

From over- +‎ sail.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊvəˈseɪl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊvəɹˈseɪl/
• Rhymes: -eɪl

Verb

oversail (third-person singular simple present oversails, present participle oversailing, simple past and past participle oversailed)

1. (transitive, architecture) To project from a structure above (something); to overhang.
2. (law) To project over (as of a crane, bridge or cables over neighbouring property); especially in relation to any legal right to do so.

Etymology 2

Deverbal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvəseɪl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvəɹseɪl/
• Rhymes: -əʊvə(ɹ)seɪl

Noun

oversail (plural oversails)

1. (architecture, law) The projection of something from a structure.

References

“oversail”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Alverios, Levarios, Olivares, Oliveras, valorise, varioles, volaries