outsteam en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + steam.
Meanings
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(transitive) To travel further or faster by steam power.
He fully believed that he could outsteam the vessels to the south-east, and, once past these, he knew that he would be in touch with the British ships at the next station before any harm could come to him.
2018, George Griffith, The Syren of the Skies & The Angel of the Revolution:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outsteaming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsteams | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outsteamed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsteamed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |