Definition of "over-canvassed" [over-canvassed]

• Of or pertaining to a sailing boat (dinghy, a yacht or a sailing ship) that is carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions. (adjective)

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• "To sail on one's nerve in an over-canvassed harbour cat-boat is all the excitement any glutton can desire."
• "He agreed that Alinghi had been over-canvassed - the Swiss changed down to a smaller jib"
• ""You can't always rely on a vessel when she's like that-especially if she's over-canvassed for racing."