What does outsail mean?
Definitions for outsail
out·sail
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Princeton's WordNet
outsailverb
sail faster or better than
"They outsailed the Roman fleet"
Wiktionary
outsailverb
To sail faster or further that another
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Outsailverb
To leave behind in sailing.
Etymology: out and sail.
The word signifies a ship that outsails other ships. William Broome.
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outsail
Outsail generally refers to the act of sailing faster or better than another vessel or person. This term could be used in a physical sense, such as in a boat race where one boat outsails another, or in a metaphorical sense to indicate someone outperforming another in any given field.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Outsail
owt-sāl′, v.t. to leave behind in sailing.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of outsail in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of outsail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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