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outdrive

American  
[aut-drahyv] / ˈaʊtˌdraɪv /

adjective

Nautical.
  1. inboard-outboard.


Etymology

Origin of outdrive

out- + drive


Example Sentences

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When I outdrive someone much bigger than me, it proves that my motion is more efficient, more “in-tune.”

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 27, 2018

At 13, he could outdrive his father, and he beat him for the first time a year or two later.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2017

Work on the outdrive, electrical work, waxing, cleaning and getting the top of the vessel waterproofed were priorities.

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2016

"But it's not bad when you think he used to outdrive my by 50," Player said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2014

"I'll bet you a box of Haskells that our Scotch friend, who is now out there milking, can outdrive you twenty yards, and I never saw him with a club in his hands."

From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Frederick Upham Adams

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