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Meaning of outmetal | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
/aʊtˈmɛtəl/

Definitions

To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower.

transitive

Examples

“The enemy, outnumbered, outmetalled, outfed, outmanoeuvred, outfought, was being driven backward by foes invisible as well as visible.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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