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overheight

overheight

1 6.7
Too tall to fit safely under a bridge or in a tunnel
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊvərˌhaɪt/
: excesiva altura
  • An overheight load can cause serious damage to bridges and overpasses.

Examples

  • The sign warns drivers about the overheight restriction ahead.

  • The truck is overheight for this bridge.

  • The truck was stopped because it was overheight for the tunnel.

  • Please ensure your load is not overheight.

  • The bridge has a maximum clearance of 12 feet, so any overheight vehicle must take a different route.

  • Many cities have signs warning of overheight restrictions to prevent trucks from getting stuck.

  • To avoid fines, it's important for drivers to know the overheight limits on their delivery routes.

Synonyms

tall
vsoverheight
∞ 1.0

Higher than most people or things of the same kind

focuses on exceeding permitted vertical size for safety or location rather than normal size
overlimit
vsoverheight
4.7

Above an allowed limit for things like weight and spending

is about exceeding the permitted vertical size for a specific place or use

How High

overheight
1 6.7
towering
42 4.0
tall
∞ 1.0
average
∞ 1.0
low
408 1.0

Surface Forms

overheight positive

Morphology

overheight = height (transparent) = over + height

The adjective is straightforwardly formed from the productive prefix 'over-' meaning 'exceeding' plus the noun 'height'.

Etymology

Overheight comes from over ('above' or 'too much') and height ('how tall something is'), so as an adjective it describes something that is 'too tall' for a place like a tunnel or bridge.