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overheight

overheight

7.4
A vehicle or load too tall to pass under a bridge
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊvərˌhaɪt/
  • Specialized
: carga excesiva
  • The driver was fined for transporting an overheight load through the city center.

Examples

  • An overheight truck became stuck under the old railway bridge, causing traffic delays.

  • The truck was deemed overheight for the bridge.

  • Warning signs were posted to alert overheight vehicles before the tunnel entrance.

  • Many overheight vehicles were turned away at the checkpoint.

  • The sign warned that trucks over 14 feet tall could not pass due to the overheight restriction.

  • The highway patrol stopped a driver for attempting to transport an overheight load without a permit.

  • Before leaving the yard, the foreman checked the cargo to ensure it was not overheight for the route.

Surface Forms

overheight singular
overheights plural

Morphology

overheight = height (semi-transparent) = over + height

The prefix 'over-' clearly signals excess, but the noun use for an oversize vehicle or object is a specialized label rather than a fully predictable everyday noun.

Etymology

Overheight is made of over ('above') and height ('tallness'), and as a noun it means a vehicle or load that is 'too tall' for a route, like the trucks warned about before a low bridge.