outwing

English

Etymology

out- +‎ wing

Pronunciation
  • (verb) IPA(key): /aʊtˈwɪŋ/
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  • (noun) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtwɪŋ/
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Verb

outwing (third-person singular simple present outwings, present participle outwinging, simple past and past participle outwinged)

  1. (transitive) To surpass or outstrip in flying.
    Synonym: outfly
    • 1717, Samuel Garth, Metamorphoses
      As she attempts at words, his courser springs
      O'er hills, and lawns, and ev'n a wish outwings

Noun

outwing (plural outwings)

  1. In various birds, an outer wing

References

outwing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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