Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To march faster than; march so as to leave behind.
- noun The outward march; the starting forth of a military expedition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
surpass inmarching ; to march further or faster than.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb march longer distances and for a longer time than
Etymologies
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Examples
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But so long as the army could outmarch the Union infantry, Sheridan could not do great mischief.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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But so long as the army could outmarch the Union infantry, Sheridan could not do great mischief.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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He could outswear the Sergeants, outmarch the Rifles and outfight any man in green or scarlet.
Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001
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The attack on the village was supposed to do no more than pin down the British rearguard while the French left, safe in the knowledge that their foes had already marched, were now eagerly trying to outmarch them.
Sharpe's Sword Cornwell, Bernard 1983
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The attack on the village was supposed to do no more than pin down the British rearguard while the French left, safe in the knowledge that their foes had already marched, were now eagerly trying to outmarch them.
Sharpe's Sword Cornwell, Bernard 1983
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But so long as the army could outmarch the Union infantry, Sheridan could not do great mischief.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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But so long as the army could outmarch the Union infantry, Sheridan could not do great mischief.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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But so long as the army could outmarch the Union infantry, Sheridan could not do great mischief.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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Washington had yet to discover how readily even experienced soldiers may be tempted to let their imagination outmarch their armies and their ambition disdain the limitations of their resources.
Washington Richard Harwell 1968
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Washington had yet to discover how readily even experienced soldiers may be tempted to let their imagination outmarch their armies and their ambition disdain the limitations of their resources.
Washington Richard Harwell 1968
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