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outdrive

American  
[out-drahyv] / ˈaʊtˌdraɪv /

adjective

Nautical.
  1. inboard-outboard.


Etymology

Origin of outdrive

out- + drive

Example Sentences

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When I outdrive someone much bigger than me, it proves that my motion is more efficient, more “in-tune.”

From Golf Digest • Mar. 27, 2018

At 13, he could outdrive his father, and he beat him for the first time a year or two later.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2017

Work on the outdrive, electrical work, waxing, cleaning and getting the top of the vessel waterproofed were priorities.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2016

"But it's not bad when you think he used to outdrive my by 50," Player said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2014

Down the wind it was quite another story: I could outdrive her usefully with the wind behind.

From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.

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