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Outfly   Listen
verb
Outfly  v. t.  (past outflew; past part. outflown; pres. part. outflying)  To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. "Winged with fear outflies the wind."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Outfly" Quotes from Famous Books



... the longboat in the same way as we had dealt with the gig, leading the yoke lines forward on top of the sail, so that the steering arrangements might not be interfered with. And finally, we close-reefed the big lug and took in the jib, when we were as ready for the expected outfly as it was possible for people ...
— A Middy in Command - A Tale of the Slave Squadron • Harry Collingwood

... and aft guns, the latter much the larger, throwing inflammatory shells, and in addition they had nests for riflemen on both the upper and the under side. Light as this armament was in comparison with the smallest gunboat that ever sailed, it was sufficient for them to outfight as well as outfly the German monster airships. In action they flew to get behind or over the Germans: they even dashed underneath, avoiding only passing immediately beneath the magazine, and then as soon as they had crossed let fly with their rear gun, and sent flares ...
— The War in the Air • Herbert George Wells



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