outmetal

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ metal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /aʊtˈmɛtəl/

Verb

outmetal (third-person singular simple present outmetals, present participle outmetalling, simple past and past participle 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.