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oversailed

oversailed is the simple past and past participle of oversail.

Meaning of oversail

Verb

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

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

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Questions about oversailed

What is oversailed the simple past and past participle of?
Oversailed is the simple past and past participle of oversail.

Words near oversailed in the dictionary

  1. overs
  2. oversaccharine
  3. oversad
  4. oversaid
  5. oversail
  6. oversailed
  7. oversailing
  8. oversails
  9. oversalaried
  10. oversale
  11. oversales

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