be overhead
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to be located in the space directly above
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Examples (10)
- The sun was directly overhead in the midday sky.
- The pilot reported that another aircraft was overhead at ten thousand feet.
- A heavy storm is overhead, so we should probably stay indoors.
- We looked up and saw that the full moon was high overhead.
- The bright fluorescent lights are overhead and can be quite harsh on the eyes.
- I felt much safer knowing that a rescue helicopter was overhead.
- Dark, ominous clouds were overhead for the entire duration of our journey.
- The stars were overhead, twinkling brightly in the pitch-black night.
- The massive stone bridge is overhead, providing some shade from the sun.
- The sudden crack of thunder sounded like it was directly overhead.