overtop

Example Sentences

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That surfeit of water fed the typically trickling river into a torrent — overtopping and weakening the 75-year old earthen levee.

From Los Angeles Times

The family of storms that descended on the state this week only underscored this danger, shattering snow records and overtopping levees across the state.

From Salon

More than 17 inches of rain fell in a single day on Saturday, overtopping the region’s many rivers and submerging places not previously considered floodplains within a matter of hours.

From Washington Post

The forecast follows flooding earlier this week in the central province of Henan as rivers and reservoirs overtop their banks.

From Seattle Times

The waters from a 100-year flood overtopped the levees along the creek that runs from south to north through the west side of the city, swamping the South Bottoms neighborhood.

From Washington Times