overside

[ oh-ver-sahyd ]

adverb
  1. over the side, as of a ship.

  2. on the opposite side (of a phonograph record): Overside we are given an example of early Ellington.

adjective
  1. effected over the side of a ship: overside delivery of cargo.

  2. placed or located on the opposite side (of a phonograph record): The overside selections are more agreeably sung.

noun
  1. the opposite side (of a phonograph record): On the overside we have a potpourri of Strauss waltzes.

Origin of overside

1
First recorded in 1880–85; short for over the side

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How to use overside in a sentence

  • For a moment I thought the water reaching up from over-side as the vessel lurched would clutch me and suck me down.

    Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
  • Stepping over-side again, here we are in the home of the fire-boat crew.

    Careers of Danger and Daring | Cleveland Moffett
  • The Admiral met him as he came up over side and would have taken him into great cabin.

    1492 | Mary Johnston
  • Some of Senlis original vaults remain over side aisles, tribune, and apse chapels.

    How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
  • The term will be used here mainly for the deep gallery over side aisles.

    How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for overside

overside

/ (ˈəʊvəˌsaɪd) /


adverb
  1. over the side (of a ship)

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