outskirt

noun out·skirt \ ˈau̇t-ˌskərt \

|Updated on: 17 Jul 2018

Definition of outskirt

: a part remote from the center : border —usually used in plural

on the outskirts of town

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On Thursday night, hundreds of demonstrators chanted outside the U.S. ambassador's residence where Trump was staying on the outskirts of London, providing a preview of the forceful protests expected on Friday.

— jonathan lemire and jill colvin, Fox News, "Trump brings his chaotic road show to Britain," 13 July 2018
Hundreds of demonstrators chanted outside the U.S. ambassador’s residence where Trump was staying on the outskirts of London, providing a preview of the forceful protests expected during his two-day British stay.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Trumps attend black-tie gala at UK’s Blenheim Palace," 12 July 2018
Other wild animals normally active during the day have become night owls on the outskirts of cities.

— katherine j. wu, Smithsonian, "How Humans Created the Ultimate Superpests," 9 July 2018
Also, two police stations — one in the city of Gonaives and the other in Carrefour on the outskirts of metropolitan Port-au-Prince — were set ablaze.

— jacqueline charles, miamiherald, "As violent protests continue over gas prices, U.S. airlines cancel all flights to Haiti," 7 July 2018
Chad Porterfield came up from Oregon to work as a guide this summer at RW's Fishing and Big Eddy Resort on the outskirts of Soldotna.

— Anchorage Daily News, "‘Pretty devastating’: After years of poor king salmon runs, renowned Kenai River sport fishing community adjusts," 7 July 2018
Kentucky Located on the outskirts of Louisville, this massive park has a one-mile hiking trail, outdoor basketball court and dog park.

— zahria rogers, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky's 7 best parks and recreation areas that you have to explore," 29 June 2018
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador inspired plenty of people to skip school or work that day in Los Reyes La Paz on the outskirts of Mexico City.

— eric martin, Bloomberg.com, "Mexico’s Populist Tide Pushes AMLO Toward a Blowout Victory," 27 June 2018
Namphy was originally from Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, a bucolic town on the outskirts of Cap-Haitian, Haiti's second largest city.

— jacqueline charles, miamiherald, "Henri Namphy, one-time coup leader and Haiti president, dies in Dominican Republic," 27 June 2018

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