overarching

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of overarch

adj

1. Arching over; that forms an arch overhead.

   “the overarching sky”

2. (figuratively)Dominating or covering something for the most part.

   “the overarching idea of a work”

   “Firstly, there needs to be an overarching plan - in the sense that each part of the rail system must be considered together, precisely because it is an integrated network.”

noun

1. A structure that arches over something.

   “But in this case the overarchings do not grow uniformly, but in such a manner that their rims form at least a fissure […]”