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

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

"I see the whole of it, and I will do the best I can to outsail the other steamer; but that depends more on your vessel than on me," replied the pilot.

From Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi by Optic, Oliver

When I am with you we shall cut the boat adrift and let the vessel outsail us.

From In the Days of Drake by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)

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

From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles