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▪ I. over-ˈwater, v.
[over- 25, 27, 8: cf. Du. overwaeteren to inundate (Kilian).]
†1. trans. To water thoroughly. Also fig. Obs.
1645Rutherford Tryal & Tri. Faith Ded. (1845) 11 A sea, and boundless river of visible, living, and breathing grace,..to over-water men and angels. a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts 165 The river gave the fruitfulness unto this valley by over-watring that low Region.
2. To water too much. (Chiefly in pa. pple.)
1828Miss Mitford Village Ser. iii. (1863) 51 Myrtles over-watered, and geraniums, trained as never geraniums were trained before. 1879Beerbohm Patagonia vii. 117 They proceeded to taste the liquor, in order to see whether it had been overwatered. 1898Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 2/3 The extent to which the streets of London are over-watered is known only to cyclists.
3. To cover with water. rare.
1890L. Lewis Proving of Gennad 47 Brave sights, now over-watered, quenched and stilled.
▪ II. ˌover-ˈwater, a.
[over- 32.]
a. Performed or proceeding across water (in quot. 1900 = ‘foreign’).
b. Situated on or located over water.
1900W. C. Murray Week's Rambling with ‘Bra Quamin’ 11 De talkin' tree is a ober water duppy tree. 1933Sun (Baltimore) 7 Dec. 1/7 It was the longest over-water flight of their aerial survey tour. 1942R.A.F. Jrnl. 16 May 16 It has a long range..which renders it suitable for over⁓water operation from shore bases. 1946Sun (Baltimore) 30 July 8/2 If geophysical reports are favorable, over⁓water rigs will be erected later for drilling tests. 1960Washington Post 20 Mar. B8/4 Air Guard spokesmen emphasized that missions..are routed over nonpopulated areas to an over-water course to the Buck Target Range in North Carolina. 1967Jane's Surface Skimmer Systems 1967–68 2/1 Research and development programmes are dedicated in the main to the task of speeding up over⁓water transport. 1976B. Lecomber Dead Weight ii. vii. 82 All aero-engines immediately go into auto-rough whenever you think about them on the over-water flight. |