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
An open-air dinner and auction, the evening brings together the worlds of art and architecture, while highlighting innovative design. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025 Behind her, a cluster of pastel shanties houses Rain Barrel Village, an open-air market and artist haven for more than 40 years. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
In March, the team did a large-scale dry run of the dispersal at an open air testing facility on a naval base in New Jersey. ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025 Check out the full Sarajevo open air lineups below. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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open air

noun
open-air adjective

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