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noun

Overhang n. (Arch.)

1.

In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.

2.

Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.

3.

(Naut.) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.

4.

(Mach.) The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.

verb

Overhang v. t. (past & past part. overhung; pres. part. overhanging)

1.

To impend or hang over. (R.)

2.

To hang over; to jut or project over.

Overhang v. i. (past & past part. overhung; pres. part. overhanging) To jut over.

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Etymology of 'Overhang'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Overhang" Quotes from Famous Books

... contracted; but on the whole its character is unchanged, with the exception that the mountains gradually become higher and steeper, and the soil less fertile. The road frequently runs along lofty walls of rock, or winds round sharp projections, which overhang deep chasms, in passing which ...

— Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests • J. J. von Tschudi

... a, being founded on c, the old wall, cannot possibly break, having a stable foundation on the old wall. But only the remainder b of the new wall will break away, because it is built from top to bottom of the building; and the remainder of the new wall will overhang the gap above the wall ...

— The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Complete • Leonardo Da Vinci

... about 1/4 in. deeper than the thickness of the timber used. This joint has now been almost superseded by a cheap stamped galvanised iron bracket of exactly the same pattern. The joint, however, is still used for repair work and in cases where a stamped metal bracket has not sufficient overhang. ...

— Woodwork Joints - How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. • William Fairham

... immense rookeries on some of the islands in Bering Sea. They are well distributed over Copper Island where they nest in June and July, choosing the high ledges which overhang the sea. The nesting habits and eggs are precisely the same as those of ...

— The Bird Book • Chester A. Reed

... himself to be carried away by the holiday-seeking throng until he found himself in the narrow valley of the Darro, below the lofty hill and ruddy towers of the Alhambra. The dry bed of the river; the rocks which border it; the terraced gardens which overhang it, were alive with variegated groups, dancing under the vines and fig-trees to the sound of the ...

— Washington Irving • Charles Dudley Warner

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