overline
overline noun: synonym of overbar.
Noun
overline (plural overlines)
Verb
overline (third-person singular simple present overlines, present participle overlining, simple past and past participle overlined)
Adjective
overline (not comparable)
- Passing over a railway line.
- The greatest number of bridges requiring modification are overline bridges, and many methods are adopted in reconstructing and altering them to give increased clearances.1958 July, “Bridge Reconstruction for L.M.R. Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 465
- Despite this slight delay, a bad slowing at Borrowash for an overline bridge under construction, and signals outside Derby, we arrived there "on time" by the public book, though 1¾ min. late by the working book.1960 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 176
- Synonyms:
- overtrack
Synonyms of overline
Forms of overline
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | overlines |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | overlines |
| present participle | overlining |
| past participle | overlined |
| past | overlined |
Origin of overline
From over- + line, by analogy with underline.
Questions about overline
- What does overline mean?
- Overline means synonym of overbar.
- What part of speech is overline?
- Overline can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- What is the plural of overline?
- The plural of overline is overlines.
Words near overline in the dictionary
Source and license
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