Definition of Overwinds

1. Verb. (third-person singular of overwind) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overwinds

1. overwind [v] - See also: overwind

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overwinds

overwhelmers
overwhelming
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingness
overwhelms
overwhip
overwhipped
overwhipping
overwicked
overwide
overwidth
overwily
overwin
overwind
overwinding
overwinds (current term)
overwing
overwinged
overwinging
overwings
overwinter
overwintered
overwinterer
overwinterers
overwintering
overwinters
overwise
overwit
overwithheld
overwithhold

Literary usage of Overwinds

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"All shafts where men are hoisted are equipped with device to prevent overwinds. All machinery fenced off and shop machine belts, etc., guarded. ..."

2. Report of the Transvaal Commission Upon the Use of Winding Ropes, Safety by Umfreville Percy Swinburne (1907)
"The following are the statistics of "overwinds" that occurred during the 2% years ended December 31, 1906: Total number of accidents 67, of which 9 were ..."

3. The Mining Engineer (1892)
"Willi fast overwinds, however, they have been known to fail through the shearing plate or cylinder being torn away or bursting, or through the plates ..."

4. Representative English Dramas from Dryden to Sheridan by Frederick Tupper, James Waddell Tupper (1914)
"Love to his tune my jarring heart would bring, But reason overwinds, and cracks the string. Duke of Guise. 1 should have loved, Though Jove, in muttering ..."

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