Definition of outdoors
: outside a building : in or into the open air
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Examples of outdoors in a Sentence
The game is meant to be played outdoors.
He worked outdoors all afternoon.
I went outdoors for some fresh air.
Recent Examples of outdoors from the Web
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Her personal best is 1.82 meters outdoors and 1.85 indoors.
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The threat of severe weather prompted officials with the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans to cancel all of Saturday's events, held outdoors across 23 stages scattered throughout the historic neighborhood.
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The threat of severe weather prompted officials with the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans to cancel all of Saturday’s events, held outdoors across 23 stages scattered throughout the historic neighborhood.
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Guests wandered through rooms of the motel, exploring Dior’s manifestations of Sauvage, before gathering outdoors for wine and canapés.
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The organization says feral cats are not socialized to humans and live completely outdoors.
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Instead of setting up outdoors downtown, Jarre played indoors outside of town.
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Having been to all four, it can be reported that there is no shortage of consumers who will head outdoors on a December night to take in the sights and sounds of the season.
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Schools were shut down, nearby residents were urged to shelter in place and residents, even far from the flames, were advised to avoid vigorous activity outdoors.
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First Known Use of outdoors
circa 1729
Definition of outdoors
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: a place or location away from the confines of a building
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: the world away from human habitations
Recent Examples of outdoors from the Web
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The heavy rain has also affected entertainment in the outdoors and sports.
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Tom Stienstra is the outdoors writer for The San Francisco Chronicle.
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Though only 157 acres, Palisades State Park is one of South Dakota’s top outdoors destinations.
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The talk is part of a series of events on the outdoors sponsored by Greenbelt, Essex County’s Land Trust.
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The change in setting has given the God of War team a chance to spread their wings beyond the dark, dimly lit stone arenas and stormy skies of the previous games and into the fresh air of the Norse outdoors.
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Muriel de Seze - Getty Images The warm weather ushers in the opportunity to spend more time outdoors, especially with longer hours of sunlight.
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One of Charlotte’ premier outdoors locations, the center is hosting its Green River Revival on Saturday.
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Studies show that people who spend time outdoors see improvement in mood, energy, stress and general well-being, as well as some aspects of physical health.
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First Known Use of outdoors
1830
outdoors Synonyms
Synonyms
nature, open, open air, out-of-doors, wild, wilderness;
Related Words
backwoods, bush, country, frontier, hinterland, sticks, up-country;
OUTDOORS Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of outdoors for English Language Learners
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: outside a building : not inside a building
OUTDOORS Defined for Kids
Definition of outdoors for Students
: outside a building : in or into the open air
- She likes to play outdoors.
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