overlaunch
overlaunch · overlaunches · overlaunched · overlaunching
To run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond…To run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work.
Meaning
1 sensesTo run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work.
Origin
From over- + launch.From over- + launch.
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Forms
overlaunches, overlaunching, overlaunched, overlaunched| Base form | overlaunch · to overlaunch |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overlaunches |
| Present participle | overlaunching |
| Past simple | overlaunched |
| Past participle | overlaunched |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle