Meanings
verboutsteam (third-person singular simple present outsteams, present participle outsteaming, simple past and past participle outsteamed)
present singular third person outsteams · participle present outsteaming · participle past outsteamed · past outsteamed
- transitiveTo travel further or faster by steam power.
He fully believed that he could outsteam the vessels to the south-east, and, once past these, he knew that he would be in touch with the British ships at the next station before any harm could come to him.
2018, George Griffith, The Syren of the Skies & The Angel of the Revolution
Origin
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outsteam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsteam
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“outsteam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsteam. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outsteam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsteam.
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