overwater

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overwater

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From over- + water.

adjective

not comparable By or across water, especially of travel. This detailed account of diversification shows that most of New Zealand's biota results from overwater colonization, rather than survival since New Zealand separated from Australia .
not comparable Built or situated on stilts in the ocean.

Opposite: overland

verb overwaters · overwatering · overwatered

transitive To water too much. Cyperus are natives of tropical swamps, so it's virtually impossible to overwater them.

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Opposite: overland

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@misc{overwater_2026,
  title = {overwater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overwater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}