overtopping
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The smaller debris basins are prone to overtopping.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
That will result in high winds, which coincide with high spring tides, bringing a risk of large waves and coastal overtopping.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
Rivers and streams could swell, overtopping their banks and flooding the neighborhoods surrounding them.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024
But once built, you don’t want water coming through your roof, your siding or your windows — or overtopping your foundation or slab.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023
The waves rose in growing fury, each overtopping its fellow, till in a very few minutes the lately glassy sea was like a roaring and devouring monster.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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