Overhang
Overhang , transitive verb
1.
To impend or hang over. [Rare] — Beau. & Fl
2.
To hang over; to jut or project over. — Pope
Overhang , intransitive verb
To jut over. — Milton
Overhang , noun
1.
(Architecture) In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
2.
The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.
3.
(Nautical) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
4.
(Machinery) The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.