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Definition of Outtravel
1. v. t. To exceed in speed o&?; distance traveled.
Definition of Outtravel
1. Verb. (transitive) To exceed in speed or distance travelled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outtravel
1. [v -VELLED, -VELLING, -VELS, -VELED, -VELING]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outtravel
Literary usage of Outtravel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southwestern Historical Quarterly by Texas State Historical Association, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Eugene Campbell Barker (1907)
"News of an invasion would outtravel any enemy sufficiently strong to endanger
the seat of government. What portion of the frontier would be better prepared ..."
2. Historic Indiana; Being Chapters in the Story of Hoosier State from the by Julia Henderson Levering (1909)
"Sometimes the wall of fire would reach from ten to fifty feet in height. A horse
could not outtravel it. Snakes, wolves, and deer would run before the ..."
3. Gospel Pioneering: Reminiscences of Early Congregationalism in California by William Chauncey Pond (1921)
"We might have gone on an express (mule) train, but the charges were steep and we
verily thought that we could outtravel the train. It was a memorable walk, ..."
4. The Strategy of the Great War: A Study of Its Campaigns and Battles in Their by William Lenhart McPherson (1919)
"It allowed the German columns to outtravel their heavier artillery and their
transport. The Germans were marching away from their bases. ..."
5. The Philosophy of Memory and Other Essays: Consisting of Articles on the by David Thomas Smith (1899)
"The reason is that when let fly the distant end was moving more rapidly than the
near end, and so, trying to outtravel it, had to pass around it and thus ..."
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