overhanging tree

collocation in English

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overhanging
adjective
uk
/ˈəʊ.vəˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈoʊ.vɚˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
sticking out over something that is at a ...
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tree
noun[C]
uk
/triː/us
/triː/
a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its ...
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Whatever they do, there will always be a dispute about something—whether anoverhangingtree, an uncut lawn or a badly parked car.
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Palaeontologists conjecture that it was an ambush predator, either sneaking up and then leaping upon its prey, or dropping down on it fromoverhangingtreebranches.
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There are significant potholes and overhanging trees, but the path is still traversable.
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The river is fast, narrow and winding, and in places the overhanging trees form a tunnel.
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The most frequent types of incidents concerning double deck buses involve their being driven off route and into overhanging trees or low bridges.
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The species prefers slow moving rivers with large overhanging trees to roost and forage from.
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The suburb is very green with narrow streets with large overhanging trees.
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Sometimes golfers get blocked out by overhanging trees, even if they are in the fairway.
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The overhanging trees hid the boats from surveillance aircraft.
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Overhanging trees, for example, will shelter the track, while dips and indentations in the tarmac will hold more standing water and provide a greater risk.
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