Usually means: Exceeding the boundaries of containment.
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  1. overtopping: Merriam-Webster
  2. overtopping: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overtopping: Collins English Dictionary
  4. overtopping: Vocabulary.com
  5. overtopping: Wordnik
  6. overtopping: Wiktionary
  7. Overtopping, overtopping: Dictionary.com
  8. Overtopping: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. Overtopping: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. overtopping: FreeDictionary.org
  11. overtopping: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. overtopping: Legal dictionary

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  1. overtopping: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (overtopping)

noun:  An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee.
adjective:  Surmounting, surpassing.

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