Overside

//ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈsaɪd// adj, adv, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The side facing up or positioned above; the topside; surface.

    "[…] that is, glued to the underside of one card and the overside of the next, thus keeping their edges close and parallel to each other, […]"

  2. 2
    The reverse or opposite side.

    "the overside of the record"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Located or positioned over the side, especially of a ship. not-comparable

    "overside cargo"

  2. 2
    On the opposite side. not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Over the side. not-comparable

    "The cargo was dumped overside by the crew."

Adverb
  1. 1
    over the side of a boat wordnet

Synonyms

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surfacesurfacetop

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

1880, from the phrase over the side (of a ship), equivalent to over + side.

Etymology 2

From over- + side.

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