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Definition of Overhung

Overhung
Overhang O`ver*hang", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhung; p. pr. & vb. n. Overhanging.] 1. To impend or hang over. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. 2. To hang over; to jut or project over. --Pope.
Overhung
Overhung O"ver*hung", a. 1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. --Carlyle. 2. Suspended from above or from the top. Overhung door, a sliding door, suspended door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers.

Meaning of Overhung from wikipedia

- coil's position within the magnetic gap. The majority of loudspeakers use 'overhung' voice coils, with windings that are taller than the height of the magnetic...
- The Horse Ride is a tree tunnel (route overhung by trees) on the western side of Wimbledon Common....
- A telescoping bolt (also known as an overhung bolt) is a firearm bolt which telescopes over, that is, wraps around and past, the breech end of the barrel...
- and its wood sent up a broad flame through the dark m****es of smoke that overhung the field; beneath this cloud the French were indistinctly visible. Here...
- sixty-first floor, the workmen started building some curious structures which overhung 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue below. When I learned these were to be...
- load are exerted beyond the outermost bearing, the load is said to be overhung. The rotor is supported by bearings, which allow the rotor to turn on its...
- cast parts, little machining is needed to produce the weapon. It uses an "overhung" bolt meaning the bolt actually rides forward over the barrel for 3". This...
- wrote: Canopies of oaks and cottonwoods, many festooned with grapevines, overhung both sides of the blue current. Birds chattered in the trees and big fish...
- Ark Royal's flight deck overhung the stern. Her unusual height above the waterline is visible in comparison with the tugboat....
- border of ****stan and China. The Bottleneck is a narrow couloir, which is overhung by seracs from the ice field east of the summit. The couloir is located...