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overhead

[oh-ver-hed, oh-ver-hed] / ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd, ˈoʊ vərˌhɛd /
ADJECTIVE
up above
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ADVERB
up above
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STRONGEST




Example Sentences

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Together, they set up experiments with small wheeled robots in a lab equipped with an overhead camera.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Even from my home in east Beirut I could occasionally hear the buzz of Israeli drones circling overhead.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The market was packed, like it was every Saturday, when the Nigerian air force jets screamed overhead.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Pronghorn antelope and Tule elk are out there, too, the experts say, along with California condors soaring overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Radio was Haarlem’s eyes and ears and very pulse-rate, for after that first night, although we often heard planes overhead, the bombing never came so close again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom