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Definition of Overwinds
1. overwind [v] - See also: overwind
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overwinds
Literary usage of Overwinds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"All shafts where men are hoisted are equipped with device to prevent overwinds.
All machinery fenced off and shop machine belts, etc., guarded. ..."
2. Report of the Transvaal Commission Upon the Use of Winding Ropes, Safety by Umfreville Percy Swinburne (1907)
"The following are the statistics of "overwinds" that occurred during the 2% years
ended December 31, 1906: Total number of accidents 67, of which 9 were ..."
3. The Mining Engineer (1892)
"Willi fast overwinds, however, they have been known to fail through the shearing
plate or cylinder being torn away or bursting, or through the plates ..."
4. Representative English Dramas from Dryden to Sheridan by Frederick Tupper, James Waddell Tupper (1914)
"Love to his tune my jarring heart would bring, But reason overwinds, and cracks
the string. Duke of Guise. 1 should have loved, Though Jove, in muttering ..."
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