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Definition of Surmounting

Surmounting
Surmount Sur*mount", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surmounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Surmounting.] [OE. sourmounten, OF. surmonter, sormonter, F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See Sur-, and Mount, v. i.] 1. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop. The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas, overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. --Macaulay. 3. To surpass; to exceed. --Spenser. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. --Milton. Syn: To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.

Meaning of Surmounting from wikipedia

- In architecture, a vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with...
- the Balleny Islands in Antarctica Brown Peaks, a series of low peaks surmounting the Amundsen Glacier in Antarctica Rudmose Brown Peak, a peak southwest...
- facto valid, so long as serviceable. The shield is surmounted by a crest consisting of an eagle surmounting a world globe. The flag of New York is the coat...
- Test' which states that a person is vulnerable (for the purposes of surmounting the homelessness test in the Housing Act 1996) "if their cir****stances...
- black rugged island 39 kilometres (24 mi) long, mainly ice-covered but surmounted by prominent peaks of Desko Mountains in Antarctica, 8 kilometres (5 mi)...
- Åland features a golden red deer on a blue field. This is traditionally surmounted by a comital coronet of the elder Swedish style. First known symbol of...
- 82°49′S 155°06′E / 82.817°S 155.100°E / -82.817; 155.100. A mountain surmounting the southern end of the Endurance Cliffs. Mapped by the United States...
- Mount Nansen is a prominent mountain, surmounting the steep eastern escarpment of the Eisenhower Range, 17 km (11 mi) south of Mount Baxter, in Victoria...
- Force (RAF). It features an eagle superimposed on a circlet, which is surmounted by a crown. The badge was based on a design by a tailor at Gieves Ltd...
- west-southwest of Mount Canicula. Precipitous, partly ice-free west slopes. Surmounting the head of Russell West Glacier to the north, and the upper course of...