overweather

English

Etymology

over- +‎ weather

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/

Verb

overweather (third-person singular simple present overweathers, present participle overweathering, simple past and past participle overweathered)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To expose too long to the influence of harsh weather, or show the effects of such exposure.
   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi]:

     […] The scarfed bark puts from her native bay,
     Hugg'd and embraced by the wanton wind!
     How like a prodigal doth she return,
     With over-weather'd ribs, and ragged sails,
     Lean, rent and beggar'd by the wanton wind!

Adjective

overweather (not comparable)

1. (aviation) Flying high enough to avoid storms and turbulence.
   • 1936, Flying Magazine, volume 19, number 6, page 35:

     This quest for greater knowledge to be utilized in connection with its aircraft of the near future is to be sought through TWA's new experimental overweather laboratory plane.