overhang's Usage Examples:

Bending back westwards upon itself, the line of Afghan frontier now follows the water-parting of the Hindu Kush; and as the Hindu Kush absolutely overhangs the Oxus nearly opposite Ishkashim, it follows that, at this point, Afghanistan is about io m.

overshoott overshot the runway ' ended up overhanging the quarry at the end.

Dean knew he was being foolish beyond any measure of reason to venture even the short distance that would allow him to see beyond the overhang.

Start on two low holds and go direct throught the roof using the two crimps on the overhang, mantel over.

overhangue up through a groove to an overhung ledge.

There are ampler expanses of hard saliferous clay (shor) and on the north side of the desert of Lop the surface has been carved and sculptured by the wind into innumerable flat, tabletopped masses (jardangs) with vertical or even overhanging sides, separated from one another by deep-cut, wind-swept gullies, running from north-east to south-west.

, the Godavari, the Kistna and the Cauvery, rise in the mountains overhanging the western coast, and traverse the whole breadth of the central table-land before they reach the sea on the eastern shores of India.

The outside camera is virtually undetectable under a roof overhang.

, measured back from the face, so as to leave the overhanging part unsupported, which then either falls of its own accord within a few hours, or is brought down either by driving wedges along the top, or by blasting.

Look out for steep tiled gables, overhanging upper stories and mellow brick and plastering.

A feature of Lake Albert Edward Nyanza is the thick haze which overhangs the water during the dry season, blotting out from view the mountains.

The fluviatile trees next the shore are the slender eyelashes which fringe it, and the wooded hills and cliffs around are its overhanging brows.

The summit of Taragarh hill, overhanging Ajmere, is crowned by a fort, the lofty thick battlements of which run along its brow and enclose the table-land.

Synonyms:

fantail, eaves, projection,

Antonyms:

hide, disappear, forbid, disallow,