outsail
/aʊtˈseɪl
/verb [with object]
Sail better or faster than (a competitor): they will vie with several other contenders for the honour of outsailing the holders...
- But you can tell he is relishing the idea of beating the odds once again, of working his magic to outsail the most determined big-money assault the Cup has ever seen.
- The United States held it for many years, but seems to have lost its touch and last year Switzerland outsailed New Zealand in the finals to be the current holder.
- He really felt, right now as he looked at her, that he'd outsailed her and needed another challenge, and anyway, lately he'd been wanting to do more cruising.
