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outmetal en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /aʊtˈmɛtəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From out- + metal.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower.
   • The French VIII Corps […] was overwhelmed; its artillery was outmetalled by the heavier German guns, under the fire of which the German infantry drove the French from one position after another. 1998, John Keegan, The First World War, Vintage, published 2000, page 91:
   • The enemy, outnumbered, outmetalled, outfed, outmanoeuvred, outfought, was being driven backward by foes invisible as well as visible. 1933, Edward John Thompson, Damascus Lies North, page 272:

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