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

Instead, the trucks with their overside load banners rolled into town in September.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2025

This being the Royal Navy, the mutiny was a lower-deck affair, and the only officer-villain goes overside.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before they slid overside into the sea, to be picked up by destroyers and cruisers, all the men lined their shoes in orderly rows on the flight deck.

From Time Magazine Archive

When at her command he tossed them overside, she would whip a pistol from her sable muff and riddle the fruit; the effect on the tapioca-fed steerage passengers is not recorded.

From Time Magazine Archive

Captain Prince answered the hail of a British ship, ordered his longboat overside, and he and Nat went to present their papers to the British captain.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham