outwing

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ wing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (verb) /aʊtˈwɪŋ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • IPA(key): (noun) /ˈaʊtwɪŋ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

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.