overside

American  

[oh-ver-sahyd] / ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪd /

adverb

1. over the side, as of a ship.

2. on the opposite side (of a phonograph record).

   Overside we are given an example of early Ellington.

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adjective

1. effected over the side of a ship.

   overside delivery of cargo.

2. placed or located on the opposite side (of a phonograph record).

   The overside selections are more agreeably sung.

noun

1. the opposite side (of a phonograph record).

   On the overside we have a potpourri of Strauss waltzes.

overside British  

/ ˈəʊvəˌsaɪd /

adverb

1. over the side (of a ship)

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Etymology

Origin of overside

First recorded in 1880–85; short for over the side

Example Sentences

"She was an experienced sailor and I suppose we are all still wondering how on earth she happened to get washed overside and why she wasn't tethered on."

From BBC

Roused up, despairing in that gloom, I thought: ‘Should I go overside for a quick finish or clench my teeth and stay among the living?’

From Literature

Sallie climbed the rail, and, having found a coil of rope within one of the two life-boats there, was letting that gently overside when another shadow joined her.

From Project Gutenberg

I made my way round crates and barrels on that untidy deck, which had a thick mud of coal dust and snow, to the ladder overside.

From Project Gutenberg

We can row out a ways and then dump him overside.”

From Project Gutenberg