Meanings
verboverlaunch (third-person singular simple present overlaunches, present participle overlaunching, simple past and past participle overlaunched)
present singular third person overlaunches · participle present overlaunching · participle past overlaunched · past overlaunched
- transitivebusinessTo 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.
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overlaunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlaunch
MLA
“overlaunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlaunch. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overlaunch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlaunch.
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