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
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