overlaunch
overlaunch verb: to run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work.
Verb
overlaunch (third-person singular simple present overlaunches, present participle overlaunching, simple past and past participle overlaunched)
- To run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work.
Forms of overlaunch
| third-person singular present | overlaunches |
|---|---|
| present participle | overlaunching |
| past participle | overlaunched |
| past | overlaunched |
Origin of overlaunch
From over- + launch.
Questions about overlaunch
- What does overlaunch mean?
- Overlaunch means to run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work.
- What part of speech is overlaunch?
- Overlaunch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overlaunch?
- The past tense of overlaunch is overlaunched.
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