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outsail

(ˌaʊtˈseɪl)
vb (tr)
to sail better than
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Verb1.outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet"
outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
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Two of those boats (which by our glasses we could see were English) outsailed the rest, were near two leagues ahead of them, and gained upon us considerably, so that we found they would come up with us; upon which we fired a gun without ball, to intimate that they should bring to: and we put out a flag of truce, as a signal for parley: but they came crowding after us till within shot, when we took in our white flag, they having made no answer to it, and hung out a red flag, and fired at them with a shot.
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Fast as the Reindeer could sail, the junk outsailed her; and to avoid running her down I hauled a little closer on the wind.
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The newly launched US super maxi Comanche, with its huge beam and deep draft may cause complications in berthing alongside the "Line Honours Berth" outside Constitution Dock--that is, of course, if she outsails the other 100-footers.
Finishing post: Tasmanians are gearing up for a huge influx of yachts from around the world competing in the 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht race, but also fleets in races from Melbourne and Launceston, writes editor-at-large

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