overtop
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When meltwaters reach a certain level, they can overtop a glacier that previously held them back.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
In the meantime, you can sometimes see barges with long cylindrical tubes, informally called “sock on a stack,” which are fitted overtop a ship’s exhaust to capture a ship’s diesel exhaust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
The reservoir behind the dam rose to within 1 foot of the dam’s maximum storage capacity, prompting warnings that water could overtop the dam and worsen already-dangerous conditions downstream, or damage the dam.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2023
If the rivers overtop their banks, water can inundate the plot safely, reducing flood risk downriver.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
They range from six feet two inches to six feet five, and I know that both my sons, when they stretch their full height, will overtop me.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Salt water that overtops the underwater sill is still lower in salinity than the water behind the sill toward the Gulf, Jones said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Porterville residents evacuate as Lake Success overtops the Schafer Dam spillway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
And many areas kept dry by canals or higher topography would experience flooding as saltwater overtops barriers.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022
In this drone photo released by Duke Energy, flooding from the swollen Cape Fear River overtops an earthen dike at Sutton Lake, a 1,100-acre lake at the L.V.
From Fox News ● Sep. 21, 2018
Such on Eurotas' banks, or Cynthia's height,/ Diana seems; and so she charms the sight,/ When in the dance the graceful goddess leads/ The Quire of Nymphs, and overtops their heads./
From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Ernest Hartley Coleridge
One occurred upstream of Thame in 1985, when a large avalanche cascaded into the Dig Tsho glacial lake and created a wave that overtopped the dam.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
After three days of rain, the dam collapsed in May 2020, releasing a torrent that overtopped the downstream Sanford Dam and flooded the city of Midland.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Dams that are small and located in rural areas may cause less damage if they are overtopped or fail.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2023
“The levees are going to fail at some point, will be overtopped when there’s intense storms. So we need to make more room.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Even without them, Steelskin looked formidable—a lean and wiry youth who overtopped Ser Barristan by half a foot.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The smaller debris basins are prone to overtopping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
Coastal areas may see large waves and water overtopping with some disruption to transport networks.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Rivers and streams could swell, overtopping their banks and flooding the neighborhoods surrounding them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
But once built, you don’t want water coming through your roof, your siding or your windows — or overtopping your foundation or slab.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
He halted and, with bewildered and horrified eyes, stared round him at the khaki mob, in the midst of which, overtopping it by a full head, he stood.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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