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outsail verb[ T ] (alsoout-sail)uk /ˌaʊtˈseɪl/ us /ˌaʊtˈseɪl/ to sail a boat faster or better than someone else: The larger vessels easily outsailed them and soon disappeared from view. Team New Zealand had hull and mast failures in two of the five races and were out-sailed in the others. The Italians outsailed the Americans. These vessels were capable of outsailing other ships in their class and also capable of outrunning anything larger. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Moving quickly agility beetle belt bob up bowl down/along something cannonball gallop gun leg make a dash for something make good timeidiom make hasteidiom make off outrun outrush pelt rush scorch scuttle shoot
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