outsail

American  

[out-seyl] / ˌaʊtˈseɪl /

verb (used with object)

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

---

Etymology

Origin of outsail

First recorded in 1610–20; out- + sail

Example Sentences

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

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

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 Chambers, William

If he could thus outsail us before the wind, he would be very certain to beat us hollow on a wind.

From Old Jack by Kingston, William Henry Giles

In spite of Dock's brags about the speed of his vessel, the young skipper believed the yacht would outsail her; but this was only a blind confidence.

From Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World by Optic, Oliver