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Overfall

O"ver*fall`\, n. 1. A cataract; a waterfall. [Obs.]

2. (Naut.) A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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