Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overheight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-height
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Higher than is standard or (transport, law, of a vehicle) higher than is allowed.

noun

An excess of height.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] and shall pay not only the amount of the permit fee for overlength, overheight, overwidth or overweight as might be due, but an additional civil penalty of fifty dollars for the first offense, one hundred dollars for the second offense and one hundred fifty dollars for each additional offense; […]"

Etymology

From over- + height.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

overweight overwidth overlength

Questions

What does overheight mean?: Higher than is standard or (transport, law, of a vehicle) higher than is allowed.
Where does overheight come from?: From over- + height.

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