overshoot

v., -shot (-shŏt'), -shoot·ing, -shoots.

v.tr.

1. To shoot or pass over or beyond.
2. To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far.
3. To fly beyond or past; overrun: The plane overshot the runway.
4. To go beyond; exceed.

v.intr.
To shoot or go too far.

overshoot o'ver·shoot' n.

To exceed a target figure, such as an economic goal or an earnings projection.

n. a phase of flight wherein a landing approach of an aircraft is not continued to touchdown.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

The projection of an upper story beyond the wall of the story below, commonly on the front of the house but sometimes on the sides as well; frequently called a jetty. Also see framed overhang and hewn overhang.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skyde forbi, ødelægge, flyve for langt, gå for vidt
v. intr. - skyde for langt, køre forbi, gå for vidt
n. - (TV) oversving

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorbij schieten, te ver gaan, overspoelen, doorgeschoten landing

Français (French)
v. tr. - dépasser, rater (des feux), tirer au-dessus de, manquer/rater
v. intr. - tirer au-dessus de, aller au delà-de, outrepasser (des limite)
n. - dépassement, (Élec) surdépassement

Deutsch (German)
v. - hinausschießen über
n. - Hinausschießen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερακοντίζω, ξεπερνώ το στόχο, προχωρώ περισσότερο απ' ότι πρέπει, (σε αεροδιάδρομο) προσγειώνομαι μακριά
n. - άστοχος πυροβολισμός, ηλεκτρική/μηχανική αντίδραση

Italiano (Italian)
sbagliare mira, passare oltre, atterraggio lungo, overshoot

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ultrapassar, atirar além (do alvo), passar dos limites

Русский (Russian)
выстрелить дальше цели, зайти слишком далеко, перелет

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ir o llegar más allá de, aterrizar más allá de la pista, pasar rápidamente por encima, errar por tirar demasiado lejos o muy alto, pasarse de la raya, excederse, tirar alto
v. intr. - pasar de raya
n. - tirar alto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skjuta över, missa, flyga in för högt för att kunna landa
n. - miss

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
射过靶, 飞速驶过, 超越, 胜过, 超过靶子, 做得过分, 滑出跑道, 超越度

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 射過靶, 飛速駛過, 超越, 勝過
v. intr. - 超過靶子, 做得過分, 滑出跑道
n. - 超越度

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 목표를 넘어 쏘다, 짐승을 멸종 시키다
v. intr. - 도를 지나치다, 허풍치다
n. - 과장, 남발(총)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 射越す, 行きすぎる, 通り越す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخطئ الهدف (الاسم) عمليه إخطاء الهدف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ירה מעבר ל-, החטיא, הגיע רחוק מדי, עבר מעבר ל(מטרה, גבול וכו'), נסע בעת הנחיתה אל מעבר לקצה המסלול‬
v. intr. - ‮עבר מעבר ל-, החטיא‬
n. - ‮נסיעה למרחק רב מדי, החטאה, המרחק מעבר למטרה‬

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