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Overwing vs Overswing - What's the difference?

overwing | overswing |

As verbs the difference between overwing and overswing

is that overwing is (obsolete|transitive) to outflank while overswing is to swing too far.

As an adjective overwing

is over the wing of an aircraft.

As a noun overswing is

an excessive swing.

overwing

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Over the wing of an aircraft.
    • overwing exits

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To outflank.
    • (Milton)
    (Webster 1913)

    overswing

    English

    Verb

  • To swing too far.
    • The golfer overswung and missed the ball completely.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An excessive swing