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overtopping

/əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/

/oʊvərˈtɑpɪŋ/

Translations

overtoppingnoun

overtoppings

débordementSens hydraulique et technique.

The overtopping of the dam during the storm led to severe flooding in the nearby areas.

Le débordement du barrage pendant la tempête a provoqué de graves inondations dans les zones voisines.

Additional translations

surhauteurSens technique : fait d’être plus haut ou plus élevé qu’un autre élément.

Synonyms

overtoppinggerund / present participle

/ˌəʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/

/ˌoʊvərˈtɑːpɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that rises above or flows over a barrier or reference height.

débordantSens descriptif, surtout en contexte maritime ou hydraulique.

Overtopping waves crashed onto the promenade during the storm.

Des vagues débordantes se sont écrasées sur la promenade pendant la tempête.

Additional translations

surplombantSens de hauteur supérieure, notamment pour des reliefs ou des structures.

Synonyms

spilling over

overtopverb

overtopping

Gerund

overtopped

Past Simple

overtopped

Past Participle

overtopping

Gerund

/əʊvəˈtɒp/

/oʊvərˈtɑp/

dépasser

The floodwaters began to overtop the levees.

Les eaux de crue ont commencé à dépasser les digues.

Additional translations

déborderSurtout pour l’eau, les crues ou des liquides qui passent par-dessus un obstacle.

Synonyms

Definitions

overtoppingnoun

The act or process of water flowing over the top of a barrier, such as a dam or levee, due to excessive water levels.

The overtopping of the dam during the storm led to severe flooding in the nearby areas.

The condition of being higher or taller than something else, often used in the context of structures or natural formations.

The overtopping of the new skyscraper made it the tallest building in the city.

overtoppinggerund / present participle

Flowing or rising over the top of something, especially a barrier or reference level.

Overtopping waves crashed onto the promenade during the storm.

Higher or taller than something else; surpassing in height.

An overtopping cliff dominated the surrounding coastline.

overtopverb

To rise above the top of something.

The floodwaters began to overtop the levees, threatening the nearby town.

To surpass or exceed in height or degree.

The new skyscraper will overtop all other buildings in the city.