adj
overside
Overside (adj) means Placed above or across the side of something, especially a ship.
adj
1
Placed above or across the side of something, especially a ship.
"It is, of course, possible to work only to or from lighters in this way, and such working is not very general in this country, although a certain amount of such overside work is carried on in enclosed docks."
— , Dock Working (1945)
2
On the far or other side.
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Etymology
1880, from the phrase over the side (of a ship), equivalent to over + side.
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What is the meaning of overside?
"overside" (adj) means placed above or across the side of something, especially a ship.
What are the different meanings of overside?
"overside" has 2 main meanings: 1. Placed above or across the side of something, especially a ship; 2. On the far or other side.
