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

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 Literature

"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

In response to a shout from him, Jasper Slyne went jauntily forward, and, with commendable promptitude, let himself down the falls overside.

From Project Gutenberg

Donkey lumbered out of his place where he attends to the minor boiler, his face the colour of putty, and held to a rail, gazing out with dead eyes overside, gasping.

From Project Gutenberg

“Tommy Jump went overside when the ice opened an’ the Second t’ None begun t’ go down an’ the sea was spread with small pans, floatin’ free.

From Project Gutenberg