noun
where the air is unconfined (Freq. 1)
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he wanted to get outdoors a little
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the concert was held in the open air
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camping in the open
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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun plural but singular in construction : outdoors
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/owt"euhv dawrz", -dohrz"/, adj.
1. Also, out-of-door. outdoor.
n.
2. (used with a sing. v.) outdoors.
[1800-10]
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out-of-doorsˈ adjective
2. Outside of parliament
noun
The open air
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Main Entry: ↑out
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out-of-doors UK US adverb
not inside a building
Classes are taught out of doors when the weather’s fine.
Thesaurus: outside a place, object or buildingsynonym
Variant: out of doors
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out-of-doors «OWT uhv DAWRZ, -DOHRZ», adjective, noun, adverb.
–adj.
= outdoor. (Cf. ↑outdoor)
–n., adv.
= outdoors. (Cf. ↑outdoors)
Usage t-of-doors is always hyphenated when used as an attributive adjective or as a noun: »
She likes to wear out-of-doors clothes. We enjoy the out-of-doors.
In a predicate position it is usually not hyphenated: »The storm prevented us from going out of doors.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.