OVERSHOT


Meaning of OVERSHOT in English

I. ˈō-vər-ˌshät adjective

Date: circa 1535

1. : actuated by the weight of water passing over and flowing from above

an overshot waterwheel

2.

a. : having the upper jaw extending beyond the lower

b. : projecting beyond the lower jaw

II. noun

Date: 1945

: a pattern or weave featuring filling threads which pass two or more warp yarns before reentering the fabric

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.