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Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : adverb oh-ver-hed; adjective, noun oh-ver-hed
Phonetic Transcription : adverb ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd; adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌhɛd

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Définition of overhead

Origin :
  • 1530s, "above one's head" (adv.), from over- + head. The adjective is attested from 1874. As a noun, short for overhead costs, etc., it is attested from 1914.
  • adj up above
  • noun general, continuing costs of operation
Example sentences :
  • Overhead is the starry sky, bathed in the pale radiance of the moon.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Overhead the drawing-room windows shone with a cozy, warm radiance.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Overhead to the right swept the Great Bridge of my childhood.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • It was the overhead cover, I fancy, that saved us this time.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Yes, Tom, but there again they get their power from an overhead wire.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • Overhead, the night wind murmured; all about, the crickets sang.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • Overhead the flying moon at that moment broke through a rack of cloud.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • The sun was overhead, the heat was great, the odour was oppressive.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • From overhead I heard Giuliana calling me in a voice that held a note of despair.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Overhead a bell was clanging by his orders, summoning the chapter.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
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