overshoot
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o·ver·shoot
(ō′vər-sho͞ot′)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.
o′ver·shoot′ n.
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overshoot
(ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt)vb, -shoots, -shooting or -shot
1. to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target)
2. (Aeronautics) 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. (tr) to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel
n
4. an act or instance of overshooting
5. the extent of such overshooting
6. (General Engineering) a momentary excessive response of an electrical or mechanical system
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o•ver•shoot
(ˌoʊ vərˈʃut)v. -shot, -shoot•ing. v.t.
1. to shoot or go over, beyond, or above so as to miss.
2. to pass or go by or beyond.
3. to fly beyond the end of (a landing strip) when landing.
v.i. 4. to fly or go beyond.
5. to shoot over or above a mark.
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overshoot
A phase of flight wherein a landing approach of an aircraft is not continued to touchdown. See also go around mode.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
overshoot
Past participle: overshot
Gerund: overshooting
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| Noun | 1. | overshoot - an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt landing approach - the approach to a landing field by an airplane |
| Verb | 1. | overshoot - shoot beyond or over (a target) miss - fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target" undershoot - shoot short of or below (a target) |
| 2. | overshoot - aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim" overrun - run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway" |
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Translations
يَتَجاوَز
overskride
túlfut
fara hærra/lengra en ætlaî var
prašauti pro šalį
netrāpīttrāpīt tālāk par mērķi
preletieť
hedefi aşmakkaravana atmak
overshoot
[ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt] (overshot (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt] VT [+ destination] → ir más allá de; [+ turning] → pasarse deto overshoot the runway → salirse de la pista de aterrizaje
we overshot (the target) by 40 tons → producimos 40 toneladas más de lo previsto
to overshoot (the mark) → pasarse de la raya, excederse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overshoot
pret, ptp <overshot>vt target, runway → hinausschießen über (+acc); production target etc → übertreffen; the golfer overshot the green → der Golfer schlug (den Ball) über das Grün hinaus; to overshoot the mark (lit, fig) → übers Ziel hinausschießen
vi (plane) → durchstarten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overshoot
(əuvəˈʃuːt) – past tense, past participle ˌoverˈshot (-ˈʃot) – verb to go farther than (the point one was aiming at). The plane overshot the runway.
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