outwing

English

Etymology

From 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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.