"overlaunch" meaning in English

See overlaunch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overlaunches [present, singular, third-person], overlaunching [participle, present], overlaunched [participle, past], overlaunched [past]
Etymology: over- + launch Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|launch}} over- + launch Head templates: {{en-verb}} overlaunch (third-person singular simple present overlaunches, present participle overlaunching, simple past and past participle overlaunched)
  1. (shipbuilding, transitive) To run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overlaunch-en-verb-BW9nUmmq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overlaunch meaning in English (1.5kB)

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