Meaning & use
Overshot
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Having gone beyond an intended target or limit; also describing a water wheel driven by water striking it from above.
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The pilot realized the plane had overshot the runway and pulled up to circle again.
The old mill used an overshot wheel powered by a stream diverted from above.
A note on using this word
In engineering, an "overshot wheel" is generally more efficient than an "undershot wheel" because gravity adds to the force of the falling water.
Words with a similar meaning
overrun
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Words with an opposite meaning
undershot
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