Synonyms of open-air
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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Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
In Churchill, the trash sites have all been bear-proofed (enclosed so the animals can’t graze among the garbage), but not so in Arviat, where Inuit enforcers show up in their buggies to honk loudly and chase the bears away from open-air landfills.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The men play soccer and women and girls shop at an open air market outside the gates on Sunday mornings before the guards arrive.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
To reach the beach club, guests board an open-air white safari jeep that winds along steep dirt curves before arriving at a secluded, postcard-perfect stretch of sand.
—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
In Churchill, the trash sites have all been bear-proofed (enclosed so the animals can’t graze among the garbage), but not so in Arviat, where Inuit enforcers show up in their buggies to honk loudly and chase the bears away from open-air landfills.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
And the dream is a riverfront filled with mangroves, a waterfront open air classroom for the students to use during the school week and the public to use on weekends and summers, plus a floating boardwalk ringing the whole thing for the community to experience nature.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The men play soccer and women and girls shop at an open air market outside the gates on Sunday mornings before the guards arrive.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Open-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-air. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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