outshined

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But the Endymion, forty, the next nearest vessel, evidently outsailed her, and was fast closing.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

The wind being light, they outsailed my vessel until I lost sight of them.

From Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... by Dunham, Jacob

Of course it was possible that he might do so, and come into possession of the Bellevite, winch had outsailed him, and disabled his ship for a combat at longer range.

From A Victorious Union by Optic, Oliver

They obeyed, and would have taken it, had he not outsailed his pursuers.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles

"We have outsailed them; we must lay to," said the duke.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles