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

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

So completely did the pirate brig outsail the other that the Sea Hawk might be likened to a spider with a fly in his toils.

From Jack Buntline by Kingston, William Henry Giles

On the 20th of November he was deserted by Martin Pinzon, whose ship could always outsail the others.

From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by Fiske, John

"I'm wondering why she can stay so close inshore and outsail us," he said.

From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles