OVERSHOOT


Meaning of OVERSHOOT in English

verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A commuter plane overshot the runway Sunday night in Augusta.

The budget deficit will probably overshoot its target of 5.8 percent of GDP.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A Hillman Imp, a roof rack, the beak of an upturned canoe overshooting its windscreen.

An approaching Ilyushin passenger-jet was told to overshoot as the tower lined Duncan up on the runway.

I allowed about six feet at first, just in case Dawn overshot the glove.

I tried to turn in behind him but found that I was going to overshoot and pulled away to starboard.

The airbrakes can then be reduced once it is clear that the glider will not overshoot with full airbrake.

The tower acknowledged him, once more ordering the Ilyushin to overshoot .

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