overtaking
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overtaking
verb
- present participle and gerund of overtake
noun overtakings
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The act by which one thing overtakes another.
Figure 3.12 shows the number of overtakings as a function of the density of the vehicles. In general, the smaller the number of overtakings, the safer the traffic.
Opposite: undertaking
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Closest in meaning: passing, overrun, overcoming, outstripping, stretch, surpassing, increase, overshoot, surge, exceedance, overspending, excess, tolerance, exceeding, beating, overflow
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title = {overtaking},
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