out-of-town

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adjective

1

: coming from or going to another town or city

out-of-town mail

out-of-town visitors

2

: happening in another town or city

The band has an out-of-town show tomorrow night.

3

British : located away from the center of a town

out-of-town shopping centers

out of town

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phrase

1

: a different town

She's from out of town.

2

: away from the town or city where one lives or where an activity usually takes place

I'm going to be out of town over the weekend.

The ball club will be playing out of town next week.

Examples of out-of-town in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Donna Smith, an out-of-town visitor, said seeing the train in Roseville in the rain was worth it. —Nicole Buss april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026

One longstanding suggestion is that the NFL consider smaller and less expensive pooling arrangements for out-of-town broadcasts. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Day 5 calls for a mini out-of-town excursion. —Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Meanwhile, teams such as the Senators (who are hosting the Lightning) and Flyers (who are in New Jersey) will be watching the out-of-town scoreboard and hoping for a regulation result. —Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for out-of-town

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown