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overshoot
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o·ver·shoot  (vr-sht)
v. o·ver·shot (-sht), 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.

over·shoot n.

overshoot [ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt]
vb -shoots, -shooting, -shot
1. to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target)
2. (Engineering / 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
1. an act or instance of overshooting
2. the extent of such overshooting
3. (Engineering / General Engineering) a momentary excessive response of an electrical or mechanical system

A phase of flight wherein a landing approach of an aircraft is not continued to touchdown. See also go around mode.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overshoot - an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
landing approach - the approach to a landing field by an airplane
Verb1.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"
Translations
overshoot [ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt] (overshot (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt] VT [+ destination] → ir más allá de; [+ turning] → pasarse de
to overshoot the runwaysalirse de la pista de aterrizaje
we overshot (the target) by 40 tonsproducimos 40 toneladas más de lo previsto
to overshoot (the mark)pasarse de la raya, excederse

overshoot [ˌəʊvərˈʃuːt] [overshot] (pt, pp) vt [+ place] → dépasser

overshoot pret, ptp <overshot>
vt target, runwayhinausschießen über (+acc); production target etcübertreffen; the golfer overshot the greender Golfer schlug (den Ball) über das Grün hinaus; to overshoot the mark (lit, fig)übers Ziel hinausschießen
vi (plane)durchstarten

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

overshoot
v overshoot [əuvəˈʃuːt]
to go farther than (the point one was aiming at) The plane overshot the runway. verbyskiet, oorskry, mis يَتَجاوَز преминавам отвъд přeletět overskride hinausschießen über περνώ, προχωρώ πέρα από pasarse (de), salirse (de) (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 voorbijschieten skyte over mål, skyte for langt przestrzelić, przelecieć 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


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