overtop
Example Sentences
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That surfeit of water fed the typically trickling river into a torrent — overtopping and weakening the 75-year old earthen levee.
From Los Angeles Times
The family of storms that descended on the state this week only underscored this danger, shattering snow records and overtopping levees across the state.
From Salon
Ida's storm surge overtopped floodwalls in Lafitte, stranding residents on roofs and in attics.
From Fox News
That levee is outside the federal storm risk reduction system, in an area where the National Hurricane Center had warned that overtopping of local levees was possible.
From New York Times
Neither district reported any breaches or overtopping of levees.
From Seattle Times
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