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overlaunching

overlaunching is the present participle and gerund of overlaunch.

Meaning of overlaunch

Verb

overlaunch (third-person singular simple present overlaunches, present participle overlaunching, simple past and past participle overlaunched)

  1. (transitive) 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.

Questions about overlaunching

What is overlaunching the present participle and gerund of?
Overlaunching is the present participle and gerund of overlaunch.

Words near overlaunching in the dictionary

  1. overlauding
  2. overlauds
  3. overlaunch
  4. overlaunched
  5. overlaunches
  6. overlaunching
  7. overlavish
  8. overlavishly
  9. overlavishness
  10. overlax
  11. overlaxative

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