outfly

[ out-flahy ]

/ ˌaʊtˈflaɪ /

to surpass in flying, especially in speed or distance: to outfly the speed of sound.

Literary. to fly out or forth.

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First recorded in 1585–95; out- + fly²

It is better to have wings "like birds of tempest-loving kind," and to beat up against the wind, than to outfly it in retreat.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2|Alexander Maclaren
So confident did he feel in his ability to outfly them all, that he allowed them at least five minutes start.
Beasts & Men|Jean de Bosschre
Stan watched them as they went into their circle and saw that even in making such a maneuver they could outfly his ship.
A Yankee Flier in Italy|Rutherford G. Montgomery
We could outfly and beat down those scarlet humming-birds wherever they appeared.
The War in the Air|Herbert George Wells

Neither could outfly the other on the flat, now, unless one of the engines went bad.
Dave Dawson at Truk|Robert Sydney Bowen