OVERSHOT

overshot. Overshot, a. an overshot mill or wheel is one which receives the water a little beyond the top on the descent, so that the water is shot over the wheel

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O″ver‐shot′ (?), a. From Overshoot, v. t. Overshot wheel, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its weight.