overhang

[US]/əʊvə'hæŋ/
[UK]/ˌovɚ'hæŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. extend or project over; hang over.

Phrases & Collocations

roof overhang

structural overhang

building overhang

rock overhang

Example Sentences

the overhang of a ship's stern

an overhang of six inches.

A pestilence overhangs the country.

overhang of cantilever ends

overhang of reserve currencies

A balcony overhangs the door below it.

A dark sky overhangs the earth.

the river was canopied by overhanging trees.

he crouched beneath an overhang of bushes.

The threat of nuclear war overhangs modern society.

The overall stability tests of monosymmetric I-shaped overhanging beams and two-span continuous beams are simulated by finite element program ANSYS.

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