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oversailing

oversailing is the present participle and gerund 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 oversailing

What is oversailing the present participle and gerund of?
Oversailing is the present participle and gerund of oversail.

Words near oversailing in the dictionary

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

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