overside
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overside¹
- /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈsaɪd/
Where it comes from
1880, from the phrase over the side (of a ship), equivalent to over + side.
adjective
- Located or positioned over the side, especially of a ship. overside cargo
- On the opposite side.
adverb
- Over the side. The cargo was dumped overside by the crew.
overside²
- /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌsaɪd/
Where it comes from
From over- + side.
noun oversides
- 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, […]
- The reverse or opposite side. the overside of the record
