overbreak
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "This proved wise as the south and west walls of the winder chamber overbroke badly and blocky ground was encountered in the area set aside for the electrical equipment."
- "He was never able to overbreak his rheumatism."
- "The overbreak depends on several factors. Foremost among them are the following: Spacing between the joints. Shattering effect of blasting on the rock located beyond the payline."
- "The presence of faults and joint structures in stope walls within the ore body has resulted in overbreak of ore into adjacent stopes."
Etymology
From Middle English *overbreken, from Old English oferbrecan (“to transgress, violate”), equivalent to over- + break.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Intransitive verb
- British usage
- Transitive verb