Overwater

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Situated or extending above or across a body of water, such as a bridge or walkway
2. Positioned higher than or spanning over a water surface
3. Located over water, implying something resting on or passing across it

Etymology: "Overwater" is a plain compound: the prefix "over-" (meaning above or across) joined to "water." Its sense is literal and transparent, describing something positioned above or stretching across a body of water, as in an overwater bungalow built on stilts above a lagoon. Because both parts are ordinary English words, the term needed no special coinage or borrowing; it simply combines a familiar preposition-like prefix with a familiar noun.

Synonyms: douse, soak