outsail
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of outsail
Example Sentences
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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
Other privateers were huge three-masters, carrying heavy batteries, and able to outsail any of the enemy's ships.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by W. C. Jackson
He could not outsail her; and, if he accomplished any thing more, he must get out of her way before she could pick up her boats, and get under way again.
From All Adrift or The Goldwing Club by Oliver Optic
The brig was very fast, and, though so much smaller, could outsail the frigate, which was not remarkable for speed.
From The Three Midshipmen by Victor Prout
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