overtopping

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o·ver·top (

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tr.v. o·ver·topped, o·ver·top·ping, o·ver·tops

1. To extend or rise over or beyond the top of; tower above.

2. To take precedence over; override: "Religion overtopped the common affairs of life" (Albert C. Baugh).

3. To be greater or better than; surpass.

overtopping [ˌəʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ]

the rising of water over the top of a barrier

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