oversheet

oversheet

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ sheet.

Noun

oversheet (plural oversheets)

  1. A sheet placed over the top of something.
    • 1951, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Surveying and mapping: Volume 11:
      The usual procedure in such areas is to construct, on an oversheet of transparent paper, the entire land net of the area to be mapped.

Verb

oversheet (third-person singular simple present oversheets, present participle oversheeting, simple past and past participle oversheeted)

  1. (construction) To put cladding over (a roof).
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