overhead
adverb/ˌəʊvəˈhed/
/ˌəʊvərˈhed/
- above your head; in the sky
- Planes flew overhead constantly.
- Thunder boomed in the sky overhead.
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc1- Storm clouds were gathering overhead.
- The moon was high overhead.
- The seagulls circled overhead.
- The storm must be directly overhead.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- appear
- circle
- …
- directly
- nearly
- high
- …
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