OVERWINTER

winter, overwinter

(verb) spend the winter; “We wintered on the Riviera”; “Shackleton’s men overwintered on Elephant Island”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overwinter (third-person singular simple present overwinters, present participle overwintering, simple past and past participle overwintered)

(transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter.

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

Coordinate terms

• oversummer

Adjective

overwinter (not comparable)

Occurring over the winter season.

Adverb

overwinter (not comparable)

During the winter.

Anagrams

• winterover

Source: Wiktionary



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