over-canvassed

adjective

Of a sailing boat (dinghy, yacht or sailing ship): carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions.

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Meanings

adjectiveover-canvassed (comparative more over-canvassed, superlative most over-canvassed)

comparative more over-canvassed · superlative most over-canvassed

  1. Of a sailing boat (dinghy, yacht or sailing ship): carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions.

Origin

From over- + canvassed.

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APA

over-canvassed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-canvassed

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“over-canvassed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-canvassed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over-canvassed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-canvassed.

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