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overspanning

overspanning is the present participle and gerund of overspan.

Meaning of overspan

Verb

overspan (third-person singular simple present overspans, present participle overspanning, simple past and past participle overspanned)

  1. (transitive) To reach or extend over.
    • The place for the fuel is carried up ſtrait on both ſides, till about three feet high ; then they almoſt fill it with wood, and over that lay a covering of ſea-coal, and then overſpan the arch[…]1763, “The method of burning Bricks”, in A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, 2nd edition, volume I, London: W. Owen, page 379

Questions about overspanning

What is overspanning the present participle and gerund of?
Overspanning is the present participle and gerund of overspan.

Words near overspanning in the dictionary

  1. overspacious
  2. overspaciousness
  3. overspan
  4. overspangled
  5. overspanned
  6. overspanning
  7. overspans
  8. oversparing
  9. oversparingly
  10. oversparred
  11. overspatter

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