overtopping

  • 1Overtopping — Overtop O ver*top , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overtopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtopping}.] 1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above. To o ertop old Pelion. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.… …

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  • 2overtopping — adjective /əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/ Surmounting, surpassing. And he never said a word to her against her mother – he only remained dumb and discouraged in the face of her ladyships own overtopping earnestness …

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  • 3overtopping the banks — išsiliejimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upės išėjimas iš krantų dėl potvynio, ilgalaikio lietaus, jūros – dėl uraganinio vėjo, taifūno, žemės drebėjimo ar lavos išsiveržimo jūros dugne ir kt. atitikmenys: angl.… …

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  • 4overtopping — v. rise above; exceed; surpass …

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  • 52005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans — Hurricane Katrina 2005 Atlantic hu …

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  • 6Levee breach — A levee failure during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 …

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  • 7Wave Dragon — is a floating slack moored energy converter of the overtopping type, located in the northern Denmark. It was the world s first offshore wave energy converter. Wave Dragon is a joint EU research project, including partners from Austria, Denmark,… …

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  • 8Dike (construction) — A dike (or dyke), levee, levée, embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. [ Citation | title=Levees and Other Raised Ground | author=Henry Petroski |… …

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  • 9Embankment dam — An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi permanent waterproof natural …

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  • 10dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …

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