Что (кто) такое Overtop - определение

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF DAM BARRIER BY UNCONTROLLED RELEASE OF WATER

Dam failiure; Dam break; List of dam failures; Dam burst; Overtop

overtop

v. a.

Rise above, surpass in height.

Excel, transcend, surpass, exceed.

Obscure, make less important, eclipse.

Transgress, disregard, go beyond.

Overtop

·vt To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.

II. Overtop ·vt To go beyond; to Transcend; to Transgress.

III. Overtop ·vt To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to Dwarf; to Obscure.

overtop

¦ verb (overtops, overtopping, overtopped)

1. exceed in height.

2. (especially of water) rise over the top of.

¦ adverb & preposition chiefly Canadian over.

Википедия

Dam failure

A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. Between the years 2000 and 2009 more than 200 notable dam failures happened worldwide.

A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, that directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments. Most dams have a section called a spillway or weir over or through which water flows, either intermittently or continuously, and some have hydroelectric power generation systems installed.

Dams are considered "installations containing dangerous forces" under International humanitarian law due to the massive impact of a possible destruction on the civilian population and the environment. Dam failures are comparatively rare, but can cause immense damage and loss of life when they occur. In 1975 the failure of the Banqiao Reservoir Dam and other dams in Henan Province, China caused more casualties than any other dam failure in history. The disaster killed an estimated 171,000 people and 11 million people lost their homes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam failure

Примеры произношения для Overtop

1. disgusting snake overtop of Loki so that it dripped super-venomous poison right into his

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Примеры употребления для Overtop

1. "Another Katrina would overtop this levee," said Army Corps of Engineers Col.

2. A team of engineers from outside the city has concluded that floodwater did not overtop the levee; the barrier apparently gave way because of poor construction.

3. The hurricane‘s Category 4 storm surge "could greatly overtop levees and protective systems" and destroy nearly '0 percent of city structures, the FEMA report said.

4. But the researchers have strong evidence that Katrina‘s subsequent surge from the north was several feet shy of the height that would have been necessary to overtop the 17th Street and London Avenue floodwalls.

5. In sections where the surge didn‘t overtop levee segments, water percolated under the sheet pilings through layers of peat, sand, and clay and bubbled up on the other side.