overtopping

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overtop

plural overtoppings

1. countableuncountableAn instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee.

   Around 34 miles of the Wales Route's coastal lines are vulnerable to overtopping, coastal erosion and storm surges.

   2020 August 26, Andrew Mourant, “Reinforced against future flooding”, in Rail, page 60

comparative more overtopping · superlative most overtopping

1. Surmounting, surpassing.

   And he never said a word to her against her mother – he only remained dumb and discouraged in the face of her ladyship's own overtopping earnestness.

   1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew