1(of a waterwheel) turned by water falling on to it from a channel.
（水车）上射式的
Example sentencesExamples
The mill was demolished after the First World War. It had an overshot waterwheel of 15 feet diameter.
On some estates, larger, more powerful mills with as many as three linked vertical overshot wheels were used.
The overshot wheel is the most common wheel seen in North America. It is a gravity wheel. This means that it harnesses the force of gravity acting vertically on the water as it travels from the top to the bottom of the wheel.
2Denoting an upper jaw which projects beyond the lower jaw.
上颌突出（于下颌）的
Example sentencesExamples
I've had an overshot jaw for most my life, and it hasn't bothered me.
If your dog has an undershot or an overshot jaw typically it is not a cause for alarm unless it is making your dog uncomfortable.
Definition of overshot in US English:
overshot
ˈōvərˌSHät
past and past participle of overshoot
adjectiveˈōvərˌSHät
1(of a waterwheel) turned by water falling onto it from an overhead channel.
（水车）上射式的
Example sentencesExamples
The mill was demolished after the First World War. It had an overshot waterwheel of 15 feet diameter.
The overshot wheel is the most common wheel seen in North America. It is a gravity wheel. This means that it harnesses the force of gravity acting vertically on the water as it travels from the top to the bottom of the wheel.
On some estates, larger, more powerful mills with as many as three linked vertical overshot wheels were used.
2Denoting an upper jaw which projects beyond the lower jaw.
上颌突出（于下颌）的
Example sentencesExamples
If your dog has an undershot or an overshot jaw typically it is not a cause for alarm unless it is making your dog uncomfortable.
I've had an overshot jaw for most my life, and it hasn't bothered me.