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oversails

oversails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oversail.

oversails is the plural 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 oversails

What is oversails the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Oversails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oversail.

Words near oversails in the dictionary

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

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