What does outmetal mean?
Outmetal means (transitive) To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower..
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/aʊtˈmɛtəl/ · verb
(transitive) To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower..
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.
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Outmetal means (transitive) To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower..
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The enemy, outnumbered, outmetalled, outfed, outmanoeuvred, outfought, was being driven backward by foes invisible as well as visible.
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