indoor

adjective

in·​door ˈin-ˈdȯr 

1

: of or relating to the interior of a building

2

: living, located, or carried on within a building

an indoor sport

Examples of indoor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Soon the fathers, mothers and grandparents cheering girls’ soccer teams will exchange their uncomfortable folding chairs for the hard bleacher seats of indoor soccer or basketball. — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

At the top, an indoor gym opens directly onto the rooftop garden. — New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

The woman was attacked while caring for two Persian leopards in an indoor facility at the Beekse Bergen park in the south of the Netherlands. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Designer Home, Condesa Experience indoor-outdoor living with this luxury home, which was built in 1910 originally with the intent of being the Countess of Miravalle’s country house. — Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing indoor

• indoor plumbing

Rhymes for indoor

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

indoor

adjective

in·​door ˌin-ˌdō(ə)r 

-ˌdȯ(ə)r

1

: of or relating to the interior of a building

2

: done, living, used, or belonging within a building

an indoor sport