outmetal

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ metal.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /aʊtˈmɛtəl/

Verb

outmetal (third-person singular simple present outmetals, present participle (US) outmetaling or (UK) outmetalling, simple past and past participle (US) outmetaled or (UK) outmetalled)

  1. (transitive) To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower.
    • 1933, Edward John Thompson, Damascus Lies North, page 272:
      The enemy, outnumbered, outmetalled, outfed, outmanoeuvred, outfought, was being driven backward by foes invisible as well as visible.
    • 1998, John Keegan, The First World War, Vintage, published 2000, page 91:
      The French VIII Corps […] was overwhelmed; its artillery was outmetalled by the heavier German guns, under the fire of which the German infantry drove the French from one position after another.
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