Meanings
verbforge over (third-person singular simple present forges over, present participle forging over, simple past and past participle forged over)
present singular third person forges over · participle present forging over · participle past forged over · past forged over
- transitivenauticalTo press on regardless of hindrances.
When the morning broke, they found that the vessel had forged over the reef, about four or five miles, not having more than two feet water; the reef extending for nine or ten miles to the S.E.
1857, Chris Biden, Want of a Light on the Pratas Shoal
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APA
forge over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forge%20over
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“forge over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forge%20over. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forge over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forge%20over.
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