overbreak

overbreak
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a caving in of loosened material along the edge of an excavation

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/oh"veuhr brayk'/, n. Civ. Engin.
earth or rock excavated outside of neat lines.
Also, overbreakage.
[OVER- + BREAK]

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