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outsail

American  
[aut-sayl] / ˌaʊtˈseɪl /

verb (used with object)

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


Etymology

Origin of outsail

First recorded in 1610–20; out- + sail


Example Sentences

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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

Secondly, I am only telling the truth when I say that I can outsail Nat Burns in any wind from a zephyr to a typhoon.

From The Harbor of Doubt by George W. Gage

Donald had confidently asserted his belief, weeks before, that she would outsail the Skylark, not as a mere boast, but as a matter of business.

From The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder by Oliver Optic

They can outsail us and keep ahead of us; and they’ll undersell and overbuy us wherever we go.

From Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys by Norman Duncan

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