overtopping

verb

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

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee.

   “Around 34 miles of the Wales Route's coastal lines are vulnerable to overtopping, coastal erosion and storm surges.”

adj

1. Surmounting, surpassing.

   “And he never said a word to her against her mother – he only remained dumb and discouraged in the face of her ladyship's own overtopping earnestness.”