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Overtopped meaning

simple past and past participle of overtop

Using Overtopped

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of overtop
  • In the example corpus, overtopped often appears in combinations such as: overtopped the, be overtopped.

Context around Overtopped

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lakes 1× waves 1×

Often after:

dams 1×

Sentence patterns with Overtopped

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as lakes overtopped dams including 1× can be overtopped at high 1× have been overtopped or inundated 1× leachate had overtopped the side 1× to be overtopped and washed 1× water and overtopped its rim 1× waves overtopped the sea 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fuse plug 1× evacuations began before 1× the bishop tuff 1× the north carolina 1× the report states 1× these dams can 1×

Common sentence endings:

a large flood 1× at low tide 1× behind golspie pharmacy 1× movie dirty dancing 1× overtopped its rim 1× overtopped or inundated 1×

Words around Overtopped

Just before it in the word index:

overtop 6 overtook 150 overtones 128 overtone 41 overton 96 overtness 2

Just after it in the word index:

overtopping 12 overtourism 19 overtown 14 overtrain 2 overtrained 2 overtraining 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Overtopped

  • In this selection, "overtopped" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lakes, waves and dams stand out and add context to how "overtopped" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as lakes overtopped dams including and can be overtopped at high. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overtopped" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overtopped

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These dams can be overtopped at high tide and hold water at low tide. (14 words)

A fuse plug spillway is a low embankment designed to be overtopped and washed away in the event of a large flood. (22 words)

Waves overtopped the sea wall in the centre of the village and breached a former hotel and a building used by Royal Mail behind Golspie Pharmacy. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The North Carolina Pork Council on Tuesday afternoon that there’s only been one lagoon breach, but that three more lagoons have been damaged and nearly two dozen have been overtopped or inundated. (33 words)

The Bishop tuff is thousands of feet thick and is cut by the Owens River Gorge, formed during the Pleistocene when the caldera filled with water and overtopped its rim. (30 words)

Evacuations began before the storm hit and continued as lakes overtopped dams, including one in North Carolina that forms a lake featured in the movie Dirty Dancing. (27 words)

Example sentences (7)

Evacuations began before the storm hit and continued as lakes overtopped dams, including one in North Carolina that forms a lake featured in the movie Dirty Dancing.

The report states: “As some leachate had overtopped the side wall and affected the adjacent land, you will be scored a category 3 for this non compliance.

Waves overtopped the sea wall in the centre of the village and breached a former hotel and a building used by Royal Mail behind Golspie Pharmacy.

The North Carolina Pork Council on Tuesday afternoon that there’s only been one lagoon breach, but that three more lagoons have been damaged and nearly two dozen have been overtopped or inundated.

A fuse plug spillway is a low embankment designed to be overtopped and washed away in the event of a large flood.

The Bishop tuff is thousands of feet thick and is cut by the Owens River Gorge, formed during the Pleistocene when the caldera filled with water and overtopped its rim.

These dams can be overtopped at high tide and hold water at low tide.

Common combinations with overtopped

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overtopped" in a sentence?
An example: "Evacuations began before the storm hit and continued as lakes overtopped dams, including one in North Carolina that forms a lake featured in the movie Dirty Dancing." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "overtopped" from authentic English texts.
What does "overtopped" mean?
Overtopped means: simple past and past participle of overtop
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