outsail

American  

[out-seyl] / ˌaʊtˈseɪl /

verb (used with object)

1. to outdo in sailing farther, more skillfully, or faster than.

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Etymology

Origin of outsail

First recorded in 1610–20; out- + sail

Example Sentences

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outsail

Arthur D. Story; designed to outsail any fishing boat afloat, the Gertrude L. Thebaud will go to the Grand Banks for a summer of fishing to season her for the fish-schooner races in the fall.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the winds pick up as they are predicted to do, many old salts think that Conner, considered the best 12-meter skipper in the world, can outsail the "Plastic Fantastic."

From Time Magazine Archive

The first is a liner of 1708 tons, built for running, and, with a fair wind, it will outsail any man-of-war afloat.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454 Volume 18, New Series, September 11, 1852 by William Chambers

Secondly, I am only telling the truth when I say that I can outsail Nat Burns in any wind from a zephyr to a typhoon.

From The Harbor of Doubt by George W. Gage

I’ll wager our lads can out-maneuver and outsail any schooner of her tonnage on the seas, Gloucestermen included.

From The Harbor of Doubt by George W. Gage