overshoot (redirected from overshot the mark)

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.

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over·shoot n.

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overshoot

Verb

[-shooting, -shot] to go beyond (a mark or target): the plane overshot the main runway

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

Translations

overshoot [əuvəˈʃuːt] vt (irreg like shoot) → excederse

overshoot [əuvəˈʃuːt] vt irreg like shoot) → dépasser

overshoot [əuvəˈʃuːt] irreg like shoot) vt [+ target, runway] → hinausschießen über +acc

overshoot [əuvəˈʃuːt] vt (irreg) → superare

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overshoot

v overshoot [əuvəˈʃuːt]

to go farther than (the point one was aiming at) The plane overshot the runway.verbyskiet, oorskry, misيَتَجاوَزпреминавам отвъдpřeletětoverskridehinausschießen überπερνώ, προχωρώ πέρα απόpasarse (de), salirse (de)(märgist) mööda / üle panemaفراتر رفتنmennä liian pitkälledépasserלְהַחטִיא אֶת הַמַטָרָהलक्ष्य से बाहर चले जाना या फेंकनाzaletjeti se, otići predalekotúlfutmeluncur lebih jauhfara hærra/lengra en ætlað varoltrepassare行き過ぎる지나치다prašauti pro šalį, nepataikytinetrāpīt; trāpīt tālāk par mērķimelewativoorbijschietenskyte over mål, skyte for langtprzestrzelić, przeleciećultrapassara depăşi punctul de ate­rizareпромахнуться; перелететьpreletieťiti predalečpromašitiskjuta över målet, missa, flyga in för högt för att kunna landaยิงเลยเป้าหมายhedefi aşmak, karavana atmak超過，飛過目標промахнутися; зайти надто далекоہدف سے آگے مارناbắn quá đích超过，飞过目标