overside
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.31 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Located or positioned over the side, especially of a ship.
adj
On the opposite side.
adv
Over the side.
noun
The reverse or opposite side.
Example Sentences
- "overside cargo"
- "It is, of course, possible to work only to or from lighters in this way, and such working is not very general in this country, although a certain amount of such overside work is carried on in enclosed docks."
- "The cargo was dumped overside by the crew."
- "Then the caplin moved off, and five minutes later there was no sound except the splash of the sinkers overside, the flapping of the cod, and the whack of the muckles as the men stunned them."
- "Once again Mike and I go overside to push and coax the catamaran toward a single narrow band of open water that leads in the right direction—east."
- "[…] that is, glued to the underside of one card and the overside of the next, thus keeping their edges close and parallel to each other, […]"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over