overfall English

Meaning overfall meaning

What does overfall mean?

overfall noun

— A [[turbulent]] section of a [[body of water]], caused by strong [[current]]s passing over [[submerged]] [[ridge]]s

overfall verb

— (transitive) To fall over (something).

— (transitive) To attack (someone).

— To [[fall over]]

Synonyms overfall synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as overfall?

overfall English » English

spill way

weir waste

weir

spill current

sluice

run-out

rip

overrun

overflowing

overflow port

invade

flow-off

flooding

effluence

diver-sion cut

bye-wash

bye channel