indoor

adjective

in·​door ˈin-ˈdȯr How to pronounce indoor (audio)
1
: of or relating to the interior of a building
2
: living, located, or carried on within a building
an indoor sport

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In Paro, Dawa at Hilltop by Heeton is the country’s largest hotel, with 87 rooms featuring private balconies and views of the surrounding peaks; its indoor pool is a nice amenity after a flight into Paro International Airport, the country’s sole international gateway. Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 Burch’s, where Denise bought her clogs, was out at Valley River Center, an indoor mall on the outskirts of town. Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025 The San Francisco Giants were assembled in the indoor cage for their pregame hitters’ meeting Saturday afternoon when a flickering TV informed them that the New York Mets had lost for the seventh consecutive time. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 In this case, just adding one molecule at the interface solved a problem that’s been blocking dual-function indoor devices for years. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indoor

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of indoor was in 1711

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“Indoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indoor. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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indoor

adjective
in·​door ˌin-ˌdō(ə)r How to pronounce indoor (audio)
-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

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