Meaning of the word overtop in English

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overtop

US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈtɑːp/
UK /ˌoʊ.vɚˈtɑːp/

Verb

1.

(of water) to rise to such a high level that it goes over the top or edges of something:

Example:
Floodwaters overtopped the levees that year.
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