open-air

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adjective

open air

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noun

: the space where air is unconfined
especially : outdoors

Examples of open-air in a Sentence

Adjective an open-air concert under the stars Noun a family of city dwellers who can't wait to go camping in the open air
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Adjective
Events including a free open-air concert have been postponed, the city’s cultural board said on social media. Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 The open-air stadium is home to SC Corinthians, the men’s soccer team in the top division of Brazilian soccer, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
One of my favorite activities in Berlin is simply wandering around a local open air market. Vanessa Wachtmeister, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025 And then there’s the freedom of open air. Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for open-air

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1830, in the meaning defined above

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of open-air was in the 15th century

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“Open-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-air. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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open air

noun
open-air adjective

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