outmarch

American  

[aut-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

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Example Sentences

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outmarch

Sherman was very anxious that his men should outmarch the Easterners; but he led the column, would not turn his head to look.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 by William P. Seville

"Well, Mr. Bullen," he said, as he came to the spot where Lisle was sitting, with his shoes and stockings off, rubbing his aching feet, "so you could not outmarch the Sikhs?"

From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Walter Paget

One was to outmarch the converging Federals, gain interior lines along the Valley, and defeat them there in detail.

From Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray by William Charles Henry Wood

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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