overfall
A turbulent section of a body of water, caused by strong currents passing over…A turbulent section of a body of water, caused by strong currents passing over submerged ridges.
Meaning
2 sensesA turbulent section of a body of water, caused by strong currents passing over submerged ridges.
Part of a garment that hangs so as to cover a lower part.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English overfallen, from Old English oferfeallan (“to fall upon, attack”), froFrom Middle English overfallen, from Old English oferfeallan (“to fall upon, attack”), from Proto-West Germanic *obarfallan, *ubirfallan, from Proto-Germanic *ubirfallaną; equivalent to over- + fall. Cognate with Dutch overvallen (“to raid, overtake”), German überfallen (“to assault, attack, raid”), Swedish överfalla (“to attack”).
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