overrake

[oh-ver-reyk]

verb (used with object)

Nautical.

overraked, overraking 

1. (of water) to break over the bow of (a ship) in a solid mass.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overrake¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; over- + rake ¹

Example Sentences

Overrake, ō-vėr-rāk′, v.t. to sweep over, as a vessel by a wave.

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