"oversail" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: oversails [present, singular, third-person], oversailing [participle, present], oversailed [participle, past], oversailed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: over- + sail Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|sail}} over- + sail Head templates: {{en-verb}} oversail (third-person singular simple present oversails, present participle oversailing, simple past and past participle oversailed)
  1. (transitive, architecture) To figure or variegate. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-oversail-en-verb-IKXCCdfI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: architecture
  2. (law) To project over (as of a crane over a neighbouring property, which may be a trespass) Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-oversail-en-verb-LLUKoPD9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 28 72 Topics: law

Inflected forms

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