different between overside vs oversite

English

Etymology 1

1880, from the phrase over the side (of a ship), equivalent to over +? side.

Adjective

overside (not comparable)

1. Located or positioned over the side, especially of a ship.

   overside cargo

2. On the opposite side.

Adverb

overside (not comparable)

1. Over the side.

   The cargo was dumped overside by the crew.

Etymology 2

From over- +? side.

Noun

overside (plural oversides)

1. The side facing up or positioned above; the topside; surface.
   • 1882, English mechanic and world of science: Volume 34 - Page 547:

     […] that is, glued to the underside of one card and the overside of the next, thus keeping their edges close and parallel to each other, […]

   • 1981, Berit Wells, Opuscula Romana XIII: Volume 13:

     While the overside of the tiles was well smoothed, the underside was in general left crude and rough.

   • 1999, Pynchon notes: Issues 40-41:

     This chapter contains some of the most humorous writing on the overside of the narrative, and the most serious on the underside.

2. The reverse or opposite side of something.

   the overside of the record

Antonyms

• underside

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From over- +? side

Noun

overside f or m (definite singular oversida or oversiden, indefinite plural oversider, definite plural oversidene)

1. upper side, topside

Antonyms

• underside

References

• “overside” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From over- +? side

Noun

overside f (definite singular oversida, indefinite plural oversider, definite plural oversidene)

1. upper side, topside

Antonyms

• underside

References

• “overside” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

over- +? site

Adjective

oversite (not comparable)

1. (construction) Laid over the ground

Noun

oversite (plural oversites)

1. (construction) A layer of concrete underneath the ground floor of a building, as a seal
2. (construction) An oversite slab, a slab on grade, a flat, solid layer of concrete laid over prepared ground, usually serving as a base for flooring.