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
But some formerly open-air areas will now be covered.—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026 Despite the tent city’s removal, the area still functions as an open-air drug marketplace.—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
Yet, in an act of defiance, Iran's president and other senior officials were seen on the streets taking part in open air rallies earlier this week.—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026 On the upside, a sustained move above $100–102 clears the final band of resistance from last spring and would put the stock into open air with the potential to trend toward the $120 area based on the height of the prior range.—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for open-air