1. Partie en saillie.
2. (Vieux) Corps de garde avancé, petit poste en avant de celui qui garde la porte d'une place de guerre.
Something that extends beyond or hangs over something else.
1. (Of societies) Highly developed especially in technology or industry
2. Ahead in development; complex or intricate; SYN. sophisticated.
3. Ahead of the times; SYN. forward-looking, innovative, modern.
4. At a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
5. Far along in time; SYN. ripe.
6. Farther along in physical or mental development
7. Comparatively late in a course of development
8. Situated ahead or going before