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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERTOPPING

overtopping  [ˌəʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERTOPPING

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overtopping is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVERTOPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overtopping in the English dictionary

The definition of overtopping in the dictionary is the rising of water over the top of a barrier.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERTOPPING


chart-topping
ˈtʃɑːtˌtɒpɪŋ
copping
ˈkɒpɪŋ
cropping
ˈkrɒpɪŋ
dopping
ˈdɒpɪŋ
eavesdropping
ˈiːvzˌdrɒpɪŋ
flip-flopping
ˈflɪpˌflɒpɪŋ
flopping
ˈflɒpɪŋ
hopping
ˈhɒpɪŋ
island-hopping
ˈaɪləndhɒpɪŋ
outcropping
ˈaʊtˌkrɒpɪŋ
plopping
ˈplɒpɪŋ
shopping
ˈʃɒpɪŋ
show-stopping
ˈʃəʊˌstɒpɪŋ
sopping
ˈsɒpɪŋ
stopping
ˈstɒpɪŋ
teleshopping
ˈtɛlɪˌʃɒpɪŋ
topping
ˈtɒpɪŋ
whopping
ˈwɒpɪŋ
wife-swapping
ˈwaɪfˌswɒpɪŋ
window-shopping
ˈwɪndəʊˌʃɒpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERTOPPING

overtire
overtired
overtly
overtness
overtoil
overtone
overtones
overtook
overtop
overtopped
overtower
overtrade
overtrain
overtreat
overtreatment
overtrick
overtrim
overtrip
overtrump
overtrust

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERTOPPING

camping
clipping
dipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
kidnapping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
skipping
slipping
stepping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of overtopping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overtopping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERTOPPING

Find out the translation of overtopping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overtopping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overtopping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desbordamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

overtopping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overtopping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overtopping
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перелив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

galgamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overtopping
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

franchissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overtopping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überlauf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

越波
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

(overtopping)에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overtopping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tràn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overtopping
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Overtopping
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tracimazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przelania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перелив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supraîncărcarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overtopping
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorstroming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overtopping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overtopping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overtopping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERTOPPING»

The term «overtopping» is regularly used and occupies the 106.156 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERTOPPING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overtopping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERTOPPING»

Discover the use of overtopping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overtopping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hydraulics of Spillways and Energy Dissipators
16. Overtopping. Protection. of. Dams. Used. as. Spillways. 16.1 INTRODUCTION Studies that assess the abilities of existing spillways to handle floods of various magnitudes have revealed that a large number of them were considered ...
Rajnikant M. Khatsuria, 2004
2
Coastlines, Structures and Breakwaters: Proceedings of the ...
Mr Thomas says that due to the large scatter in overtopping results the use of simple deterministic formulae is dangerous and that a probabilistic approach should be used. In fact this is not true. A good deterministic approach should also take ...
N. W. H. Allsop, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), 1998
3
Random Seas and Design of Maritime Structures
5.2 Wave Overtopping Rate of Coastal Dikes and Seawalls 5.2.1 Overtopping Rate by Random Sea Waves The main body of the coastal dike and seawall must be strong enough to withstand the attack of storm waves, and the crest must be ...
Yoshimi Goda, 2010
4
Dikes and Revetments: Design, Maintenance and Safety Assessment
The crest height does not wholly depend on run-up or overtopping when designing or examining a dike. Design guidelines may account for a design water level, for an increase in this water level caused by sea level rise, both local wind set-up ...
Kristian Pilarczyk, 1998
5
Planning and Design of Ports and Marine Terminals
wave overtopping, suggested by Kondo and Sato (see Goda, 2000) may be considered sufficient: R \ R 1.5 -— with —£ = 0-1.25 for a vertical caisson breakwater, and Kr = 0.3(1. l-fic/Hs) with Rc/Hs = 0-1.75 for an armoured caisson breakwater ...
Hans Agerschou, 2004
6
GeoCongress 2008: Geosustainability and Geohazard Mitigation
... 24.5 2020 492 1952 1000 Overtopping 350 Zhugou 23.5 308 15.44 1970 500 Overtopping 159 Small1 20.5 532 7.4 1957 - Overtopping 100 Small2 13.4 830 3.58 1957 - Overtopping 30 Small3 14 225 2.06 1974 100 Overtopping 50 Small4 ...
Krishna R. Reddy, 2008
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Geosustainability and Geohazard Mitigation: Proceedings of ...
... 24.5 2020 492 1952 1000 Overtopping 350 Zhugou 23.5 308 15.44 1970 500 Overtopping 159 Small1 20.5 532 7.4 1957 - Overtopping 100 Small2 13.4 830 3.58 1957 - Overtopping 30 Small3 14 225 2.06 1974 100 Overtopping 50 Small4 ...
Krishna R. Reddy, Milind V. Khire, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, 2008
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Inland Flood Hazards: Human, Riparian, and Aquatic Communities
Dam name, location Type of dam Date failed Dam height (m) Failure mechanism( s) Briseis, Australia earth 1929 27 overtopping La Regadera, Colombia earth 1937 37 foundation defects Bila Desna, Czech Rep. earth 1916 17 overtopping ...
Ellen E. Wohl, 2000
9
Guidelines for the design and construction of flexible ...
o oa 0.4 o.6 o& i.o 1.2 1.4 1.6 All the previous information relates to .bermdipih/ wive height hB/Hs the mean overtopping discharge, averaged over many waves, and measured immediately behind the seawall or revetment. Fig. 4.28. Optimum  ...
‎1992
10
International Conference on Coastlines, Structures and ...
This paper summarises the analysis of direct hazards of overtopping conducted under WP6 of CLASH, supported by data from WP3 and WP4. 2.2 Activities in CLASH Work Package 6 The overall aim of WP6 was to derive and/or refine ...
N. W. H. Allsop, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERTOPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overtopping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Removal of 15 Homes for Melvina Reservoir Improvements A 'Done …
Anticipated benefits include protecting 512 homes from reservoir overtopping. The plan would also reduce overflow across 87th Street into Oak ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
Mount Polley remembrance ceremony on Stikine River
The expert panel report that emerged from that investigation pointed to foundation weaknesses, overtopping the dam, and internal erosion of ... «SitNews, Jul 15»
3
Mississippi River to crest Thursday-Monday at 15.7 feet in New …
In a couple of weeks, when the river is forecast to still be at 15 feet, a similar surge would result in about a foot of water overtopping levees in ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Almaty hit by mud flows
The outburst caused mud flows, with part of them overtopping the dam on the Kargaly River. The height of the flows reached 10-12 meters”, Mr. «Tengrinews, Jul 15»
5
Flood recovery efforts continue in Wickenburg
... release Saturday night's storm dropped between 4 and 5 inches of rain in less than an hour, overtopping washes and flooding several homes ... «Prescott Daily Courier, Jul 15»
6
Boulder County considers portion of Superior's Coal Creek project
... adding a second culvert to the north to convey high water flows and avoid overtopping of the Second Avenue culvert, town officials have said. «Longmont Times-Call, Jul 15»
7
Making way for Australian spillway upgrades
With the core removed, the embankment would be at a greater risk of overtopping and breaching than currently exists, and precautions were ... «International Water Power and Dam Construction, Jul 15»
8
Boulder County keeps eye on St. Vrain riverbank erosion near East …
East County Line Road was raised in the immediate area to meet floodwater overtopping criteria for a minor arterial roadway. The overall ... «Longmont Times-Call, Jul 15»
9
Lack of flood plain management is an embarrassment
Also, in 1993, the flood wall in St. Louis was 2 feet from overtopping. The constriction of the Mississippi River at St. Louis is a major problem. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
10
Cornet Creek debris flow
Report any sudden changes in creek flows, water overtopping banks or large debris jams to the Marshal's Department at 970-728-3818 ... «The Daily Planet, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Overtopping [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overtopping>. May 2024 ».
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