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How to pronounce overhang in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms beetle
Type of hang
Type Words
Type of projection
Has types fantail, eaves
Type Words
Type of protrude, stick out, jut, jut out, project

Examples of overhang

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The overhang provides shelter for the patio below, which encircles the building.
From the post-gazette.com
Line an 8-inch-square baking dish with aluminum foil, leaving a 1-inch overhang.
From the latimes.com
This creates an overhang of debt that reduces future returns to today's workers.
From the economist.com
Once that overhang is removed, it won't for very long, Stirling's note suggests.
From the forbes.com
Foreclosures remain an overhang, but one that will eventually be worked through.
From the forbes.com
Add them in and the overhang of properties ready to hit the market looms larger.
From the businessweek.com
This means that a party with overhang seats has more seats than its entitlement.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There they took refuge under an overhang while they watched their house cave in.
From the signonsandiego.com
Along with the UK regulatory overhang, we see downside risk to our target price.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Project over
  • Projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
  • Be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
  • An overhang in architecture is a protruding structure which may provide protection for lower levels. Overhangs on two sides of Pennsylvania Dutch barns protect doors, windows, and other lower level structure. Overhangs on all four sides of barns is common in Swiss architecture.
  • Overhangs are the lengths of a car, at the front and rear, which extend beyond the wheelbase. They are normally described as front overhang and rear overhang. Practicality, style, and performance are affected by the size and weight of overhangs.
  • The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply; That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building; To hang over (something)
  • (overhanging) Any section of rock that is steeper than vertical
  • (overhanging) to hang over something or stick out above it
  • (Overhangs) Architectural elements on roofs and above windows that function to protect the structure from the elements or to assist in daylighting and control of unwanted solar gain. Sizing of overhangs should consider their purpose, especially related to solar control.