outskirt

[ out-skurt ]

noun

1. Often outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like:

   to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.

2. Usually outskirts. the border or fringes of a specified quality, condition, or the like:

   the outskirts of respectability.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outskirt¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + skirt

Example Sentences

Mohammad said Sunday that he found the bodies of his wife and two sons late Friday night on the outskirt of Puli Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province.

From Seattle Times

Whereas many of the new arrivals are women and children, the vast majority of refugees and migrants who have been stuck in the outskirt camps are young men from the Middle East and North Africa.

From Washington Post

Much of Honiara’s Chinatown area was destroyed during the unrest that followed, involving young men from Honiara’s outskirt settlements which have no running water.

From Reuters

Eyewitnesses told Reuters the rioters included young men from Honiara's outskirt settlements which have no running water.

From Reuters

Chilean presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast from far-right Republican Party meets with supporters during a campaign rally in the outskirt of Santiago, ahead of the first round of presidential elections on November 21, Chile, October 25, 2021.

From Reuters

Related Words

• boundary
• brink
• corner
• end
• fringe
• line
• lip
• margin
• mouth
• perimeter
• rim
• shore
• threshold
• verge