Meaning of overfall in English
(Definition of “overfall” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of “overfall”
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The force of the tides gives rise to overfalls and tidal races which can occur at different stages of the tide.
The overfall area is faced on the downstream side with cut granite, and earthen embankment on the upstream side.
The maximum height of masonry above rock is 82 feet and the overfall at the spillway, 61 feet.
The overfall area is topped with cut granite, and originally had wooden flashboards held in by pins.
There is a granite-lined overfall area 100 ft long, which was originally topped by flashboards.
Until 2011, the major outflow from the pond was an overfall in the extreme southern corner of the pond.
The masonry has a maximum height of 82 feet above rock and the overfall at the spillway is 61 feet.
The dam's overfall spillway has five radial gates with a combined maximum discharge of 137,000 cuft/s.
The dam's overfall spillway has five radial gates with a combined maximum discharge of 141,000 cuft/s.
In that formulation flow over the free overfall illustrated in figure 2 was considered.
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