Overhead /(?)/
O·ver·head
Overhead
adv.
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Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.
While overhead the moon Sits arbitress.
Phrases & Compounds
- Overhead engine
- a vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank.
- Overhead work
- a general term in manufactories for countershafting and gearing, when overhead.
overhead
n.
- same as overhead expenses.
- A compartment on a train, bus, or airplane used for storage of luggage or accessory equipment; called also overhead compartment.
- A stroke with a racket in which the ball is struck with the racket over the head, moving in a downward motion; also called overhead stroke. (Sports)