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overshoot
transitive verb overshot, overshooting
- to shoot or pass over or beyond (a target, mark, etc.); specif., to fly an aircraft beyond (a runway, landing field, etc.) while trying to land
- to go farther than (an intended or normal limit); exceed
intransitive verb
to shoot or go too far
See overshoot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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