outmarch

American  

[out-mahrch] / ˌaʊtˈmɑrtʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to march faster or farther than.

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Etymology

Origin of outmarch

First recorded in 1640–50; out- + march ¹

Example Sentences

"Well," he said, "we have now to outmarch Herrero, and there is a good deal to be done."

From Project Gutenberg

Hence an army advancing in an enemy's country cannot advance on a very broad front, nor can it outmarch its baggage and other supplies except for a very limited time and for some exceptional purpose.

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Neither army being able to outmarch the other, both drew up masses of pikes in parallel lines.

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We attributed the attempt to outmarch us to their ignorance of the spirit and personnel that made up Co.

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This first book of the Commentaries tells how he raised an army in haste, with which he outmarched, outmanœuvred and defeated the Helvetian nation.

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