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Definition of Outsailed
1. outsail [v] - See also: outsail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outsailed
Literary usage of Outsailed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"By sheer size ana power this vessel outsailed " Britannia." She carried a main
boom of 96 ft. long againat the " Britannia's" boom of 91 ft. ..."
2. Commodore John Rodgers: Captain, Commodore, and Senior Officer of the by Charles Oscar Paullin (1909)
"In the afternoon, however, the " President" outsailed her pursuers, ... On the
morning of the twenty-third the "President," having outsailed the enemy's ..."
3. Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States by John Brannan (1823)
"July 23d, was chased by a frigate ; fired 25 shot at us ; outsailed her. July 30th,
chased by a frigate ; outsailed her. July 31st, took and burnt the ship ..."
4. Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States by John Brannan (1823)
"July 23d, was chased by a frigate; fired 25 shot at us ; outsailed her. July 30th,
chased by a frigate ; outsailed her. July 31st, took and burnt the ship ..."
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