outrange, v.
(aʊtˈreːɪndʒ)
[out- 21, 18, 17.]
1. a. trans. Gunnery. To exceed in range, have a longer range than.
| 1858 Greener Gunnery 85 The best rifles on my principle will out-range by several hundred yards the best ‘six⁓pounder’ in her Majesty's service. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 2 Nov. 7/2 Our forces were seriously outnumbered, and our guns outranged until the arrival of the Naval Brigade. |
b. transf. In certain ball games, to have a greater command of the field of play than (an opponent).
| 1930 Times 15 Mar. 6/1 At fullback, Scotland will have..R. C. Warren, but he may be outranged by J. C. Hubbard. |
2. To surpass in extent of time.
| 1887 Pall Mall G. 1 June 5/2 The red deer..can outrange them all in the historic records of his antiquity. |
3. a. To range beyond.
| 1883 Philad. Telegraph XL. No. 35. 3 Their brethren who outranged the forest fastnesses and fell into the hands of men. |
b. Naut. To range past or ahead of, to outsail.
| 1890 in Cent. Dict. |
c. Aeronaut. Of an aircraft: to have a greater range than (another aircraft).
| 1942 [see out-gun v.]. |