outdoor

[ out-dawr, -dohr ]

adjective

1. Also characteristic of, located, occurring, or belonging outdoors:

   an outdoor barbecue; outdoor sports.

2. outdoorsy.

outdoor

/ ˈaʊtˈdɔː /

adjective

1. prenominal taking place, existing, or intended for use in the open air Alsoout-of-door

   outdoor clothes

   outdoor games

Word History and Origins

Origin of outdoor¹

First recorded in 1740–50; out- + door

Example Sentences

There will be conversations about the logistical ins and outs of, um, outdoor ins and outs, and how to deal with sexual hygiene outside.

From Outside Online

Busboys and Poets offers some form of outdoor dining at all of its locations in the District, but Shallal has grappled with how to do it at the Ward 8 restaurant.

From Washington Post

If you’re out and about, whether in your car or an outdoor space, hand sanitizer will work.

From Popular-Science

To find out, Gordon and his colleagues plan to compare how cell cultures fare when exposed to pollution from subway air and ambient outdoor air.

From Popular-Science

With outdoor dining, there’s no evidence of it being unsafe.

From Popular-Science

Stetson returned east in 1865 and created his own hat company, which produced high-quality hats made for outdoor use.

From The Daily Beast

I watch football, basketball, and hockey on TV and sometimes “The Bass Pros” on Outdoor Channel.

From The Daily Beast

He plants himself on an outdoor couch, stirs Nesquik into a mug, and leans forward.

From The Daily Beast

“Our founder Juliet Lowe knew about outdoor education, for the girls to learn leadership, to work in a group,” says Sheppard.

From The Daily Beast

In short, the wilderness skills and outdoor abilities that the founding mothers intended.

From The Daily Beast

And now here was Betty proposing another outing that promised to be more fun than any the Outdoor Girls had had yet.

From Project Gutenberg

In his leisure moments he goes into politics or theology; he studies or takes outdoor exercise.

From Project Gutenberg

We know our way about all right now, and I'm sure we Outdoor Girls never needed anybody to look out for us, anyway.

From Project Gutenberg

You seem to forget that you are Outdoor Girls and that we have been in a good many tight places that were almost as bad as this.

From Project Gutenberg

The current practice was, in nearly every case, to deal with the sick by outdoor relief, with or without medical attendance.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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