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overcarriage

overcarriage noun: the transportation of cargo beyond its intended destination.

Noun

overcarriage (countable and uncountable, plural overcarriages)

  1. The transportation of cargo beyond its intended destination.

Forms of overcarriage

pluralovercarriages

Origin of overcarriage

From over- + carriage.

Questions about overcarriage

What does overcarriage mean?
Overcarriage means the transportation of cargo beyond its intended destination.
What part of speech is overcarriage?
Overcarriage is a noun.
What is the plural of overcarriage?
The plural of overcarriage is overcarriages.

Words near overcarriage in the dictionary

  1. overcaring
  2. overcark
  3. overcarked
  4. overcarking
  5. overcarks
  6. overcarriage
  7. overcarriages
  8. overcarried
  9. overcarries
  10. overcarry
  11. overcarrying

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