outclimb
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of outclimb
Example Sentences
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He can outclimb other sprinters and make up time in other places.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2013
The "Foxbat," as the hot new MIG-23 is known to Western defense experts, can outfly and outclimb the Phantom.
From Time Magazine Archive
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New Guinea flyers said that the newcomer could outdive the P-38 but could not outclimb it.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Above 25,000 ft., it can outrun and outclimb the F-86, and it can maneuver at supersonic speeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The beast could easily outrun, outleap, and outclimb them; that much was clear.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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In the fighting over New Guinea last May, when Japanese Zeros outclimbed, outmaneuvered and outnumbered U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But Mantell had outclimbed them and was lost in the clouds.
From The Flying Saucers are Real by Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)
Circling at incredible speed, the two disks paced an Army high-altitude rocket that had just been launched, then speeded up and swiftly outclimbed the projectile.
From The Flying Saucers are Real by Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)
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