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overhang vs fantail

fantail vs overhang

overhang and fantail both are nouns.

overhang is a verb but fantail is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overhang Yes No Yes No
fantail Yes No No No
As nouns, fantail is a hyponym of overhang; that is, fantail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overhang:
  • overhang: projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
  • fantail: an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
Other hyponyms of overhang include eaves.
overhang (noun) fantail (noun)
projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
overhang (verb) fantail (verb)
be suspended over or hang over
project over
Difference between overhang and fantail

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