outsail

American  

[out-seyl] / ˌaʊtˈseɪl /

verb (used with object)

1. to outdo in sailing; sailing; sail 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

Porter saw that his vessel could outsail the enemy, but he was not anxious to escape.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

He could not play with her now, for he had his prizes to look after, and while he could outsail her, the prizes could not.

From Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman

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 Gage, George W.