overshoot

Definition of Overshoot in English :

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Noun

1. go-around, overshoot, wave-off

an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

Verb

2. overshoot

shoot beyond or over (a target)

3. overshoot

aim too high

Example Sentences:
'The plan overshoots its aim'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Overshoot

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verb -shoots, -shooting or -shot

1.

to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target)

2.

to cause (an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along (a runway) during landing or taking off, or (of an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along a runway

3. (transitive)

to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel

noun

4.

an act or instance of overshooting

5.

the extent of such overshooting

6.

a momentary excessive response of an electrical or mechanical system

Overshoot

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoverˈshot or ˌoverˈshooting

1.

to shoot or pass over or beyond (a target, mark, etc.); specif., to fly an aircraft beyond (a runway, landing field, etc.) while trying to land

2.

to go farther than (an intended or normal limit); exceed

verb intransitive

3.

to shoot or go too far

Overshoot

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v. o·ver·shot (-shŏt), o·ver·shoot·ing, o·ver·shoots

v.tr.

1. To shoot or pass over or beyond.

2. To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far.

3. To fly beyond or past; overrun: The plane overshot the runway.

4. To go beyond; exceed.

v.intr.

To shoot or go too far.

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