surmount in French
surmount in French is surmonter — surmount means to pass or lie above something without touching or resting on it; to overcome.
surmount in French
surmonter
(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
What does "surmount" mean?
- verb To pass or lie above something without touching or resting on it; to overcome.
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verb To sit or be placed on top of something.
"The boiler had a large dome over the firebox, inside the cab, surmounted by Ramsbottom safety valves."
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- The boiler had a large dome over the firebox, inside the cab, surmounted by Ramsbottom safety valves.
- The ovolo surmounting the dentil course generally turns the corner by means of a carved acanthus leaf, the decorated cyma and cyma reversa being similarly treated at the corner.
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What is "surmount" in French?
"surmount" in French is surmonter. surmount means: To pass or lie above something without touching or resting on it; to overcome.
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