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Definition of Overdriving
1. overdrive [v] - See also: overdrive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overdriving
Literary usage of Overdriving
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foundations of Bridges and Buildings by Henry Sylvester Jacoby, Roland Parker Davis (1914)
"overdriving PILES Examples of piles which were injured by overdriving are
occasionally exposed by subsequent excavation. In Jersey City some piles were ..."
2. Wooden Box and Crate Construction by Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) (1921)
"Effect of overdriving nails heads increasing as the thickness of the ...
overdriving Nails—One of the serious faults in nailing boxes is overdriving. ..."
3. A Practical Treatise on Foundations, Explaining Fully the Principles by William Macfarland Patton (1893)
"THE great injury to wooden piles resulting from overdriving or hard driving is
well known. Instances of this kind are mentioned in pages 210 and 352 of this ..."
4. Construction and Maintenance of Railway Roadbed and Track by Frederick John Prior (1907)
"Effect of overdriving Piles. 3rd. Traffic need not be interfered with or endangered
while repairs are being made. 4th. The caps may be replaced without ..."
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