overshoot

o·ver·shoot

 (ō′vər-sho͞ot′)

v. o·ver·shot (-shŏt′), o·ver·shoot·ing, o·ver·shoots

v.tr.

1. To shoot or pass over or beyond.

2. To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far.

3. To fly beyond or past; overrun: The plane overshot the runway.

4. To go beyond; exceed.

v.intr.

To shoot or go too far.

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o′ver·shoot′ n.

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overshoot

(ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt)

vb, -shoots, -shooting or -shot

1. to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target)

2. (Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along (a runway) during landing or taking off, or (of an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along a runway

3. (tr) to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel

n

4. an act or instance of overshooting

5. the extent of such overshooting

6. (General Engineering) a momentary excessive response of an electrical or mechanical system

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o•ver•shoot

(ˌoʊ vərˈʃut)

v. -shot, -shoot•ing. v.t.

1. to shoot or go over, beyond, or above so as to miss.

2. to pass or go by or beyond.

3. to fly beyond the end of (a landing strip) when landing.

v.i.

4. to fly or go beyond.

5. to shoot over or above a mark.

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overshoot

A phase of flight wherein a landing approach of an aircraft is not continued to touchdown. See also go around mode.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

overshoot

Past participle: overshot
Gerund: overshooting

Imperative

overshoot

overshoot

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overshoot - an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt go-around, wave-off landing approach - the approach to a landing field by an airplane
Verb	1.	overshoot - shoot beyond or over (a target) shoot, blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away" miss - fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target" undershoot - shoot short of or below (a target)
	2.	overshoot - aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim" aspire, shoot for, draw a bead on, aim - have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal overrun - run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"

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Translations

يَتَجاوَز

overskride

hinausschießen

déborderdépasser

túlfut

fara hærra/lengra en ætlaî var

atterraggio lungooltrepassare

prašauti pro šalį

netrāpīttrāpīt tālāk par mērķi

skyte for langtskyte over mål

preletieť

hedefi aşmakkaravana atmak

超过飞过目标

overshoot

[ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt] (overshot (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt] VT [+ destination] → ir más allá de; [+ turning] → pasarse de
to overshoot the runway → salirse de la pista de aterrizaje
we overshot (the target) by 40 tons → producimos 40 toneladas más de lo previsto
to overshoot (the mark) → pasarse de la raya, excederse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

overshoot

[ˌəʊvə^rˈʃuːt] [overshot] (pt, pp) vt [+ place] → dépasser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overshoot

pret, ptp <overshot>

vt target, runway → hinausschießen über (+acc); production target etc → übertreffen; the golfer overshot the green → der Golfer schlug (den Ball) über das Grün hinaus; to overshoot the mark (lit, fig) → übers Ziel hinausschießen

vi (plane) → durchstarten

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overshoot

[ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt] (overshot (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt] vt (destination) → superare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

overshoot

(əuvəˈʃuːt) – past tense, past participle ˌoverˈshot (-ˈʃot) – verb

to go farther than (the point one was aiming at). The plane overshot the runway. verbyskiet, oorskry, mis يَتَجاوَز преминавам отвъд ultrapassar přeletět hinausschießen über overskride περνώ, προχωρώ πέρα από pasarse, salirse (märgist) mööda / üle panema فراتر رفتن ajaa ohi dépasser לְהַחטִיא אֶת הַמַטָרָה लक्ष्य से बाहर चले जाना या फेंकना zaletjeti se, otići predaleko túlfut meluncur lebih jauh fara hærra/lengra en ætlað var oltrepassare 行き過ぎる 목표를 벗어나다 prašauti pro šalį, nepataikyti netrāpīt; trāpīt tālāk par mērķi melewati voorbijschietenskyte over mål, skyte for langt przestrzelić, przelecieć زياتى كول ultrapassar a depăşi punctul de ate­rizare промахнуться; перелететь preletieť iti predaleč promašiti skjuta över målet, missa, flyga in för högt för att kunna landa ยิงเลยเป้าหมาย hedefi aşmak, karavana atmak 超過，飛過目標 промахнутися; зайти надто далеко ہدف سے آگے مارنا bắn quá đích 超过，飞过目标

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