open-air
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open air
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Synonyms & Antonyms for open-air
Synonyms: Adjective
alfresco, out-of-door (or out-of-doors), outdoor (also outdoors), outdoorsy
Synonyms: Noun
nature, open, out-of-doors, outdoors, wild, wilderness
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of open-air in a Sentence
Noun
a family of city dwellers who can't wait to go camping in the open airRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The company’s initial investigation showed that hydrogen gas that had leaked caught fire in the open air. — Echo Huang, Quartz, "A hydrogen fueling station fire in Norway has left fuel-cell cars nowhere to charge," 12 June 2019 Monet grew up here and painted in the open air with the older artist Eugène Boudin, so discovering his vocation for capturing light and atmosphere. — National Geographic, "Step into Impressionist paintings on this French tour," 17 Apr. 2019 The hot baths in the basement were open air, facing giant trees and a tiny stream. — Ed Droste, Vogue, "Stargazing in Tokyo and Glamping Near Mt. Fuji: Ed Droste’s Epic Japan Travel Diary," 28 May 2019 April marks the 25th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, in which almost 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were indiscriminately set upon and murdered—in their homes, in schools, in churches and in the open air. — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, "Legacy of an African Genocide," 1 Apr. 2019 Demonstrations of his physical prowess, famed in the open air, were unwelcome in refined drawing rooms . . — David S. Reynolds, WSJ, "‘Becoming Lincoln’ Review: The Center That Held," 15 Feb. 2019 Tens of thousands of people cheered Francis at an open air Mass in late morning at an esplanade along the port city's waterfront. — Fox News, "Pope paying tribute in Sicily to priest slain by Mafia," 15 Sep. 2018 Even if that’s not an issue, the thought of having my head cut open and the site of my very self exposed to the open air and other people is unnerving. — Daphne Beal, Vogue, "After One Writer Finds Out She Has a Brain Tumor, She Confronts It Head On," 10 Aug. 2018 With a buzzy list of interior and antique shops, cheese and specialty purveyors, cocktail bars and open air markets, there’s something for every discerning traveler. — Ariel Okin, Vogue, "A Tiny Town Neighboring Napa Is the Next California Culinary Destination," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'open-air.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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