overrun
/ˈoʊ.vɚˌɹʌn/ noun C2- An instance of overrunning.
- A turnover: a break to a new line by text flowing within the column.
- The amount by which something overruns. · At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!
- An area of terrain beyond the end of a runway that is kept flat and unobstructed to allow an aircraft that runs off the end of the runway to stop safely. · The runway has 7,000 feet of paved surface, plus a 2,000-foot grass overrun.
- Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.
Plural overruns
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A CERTAIN HOUSE was overrun with Mice.
Still, in spite of this, Albert displayed his most dazzling and effective costumes each time he visited the theatres; but, alas, his elegant toilet was wholly thrown away, and one of the most worthy representatives of Parisian fashion had to carry with him the mortifying reflection that he had nearly overrun Italy without meeting with a single adventure.
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