open-air market
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈoʊpən ɛr ˈmɑrkɪt/
- Every Saturday, we visit the local open-air market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.
Examples
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Emilio makes his way briskly through the crowded street and turns into an open-air market.
Fiction book (1992) -
The open-air market was crowded, and Rachel had to weave in and around people to see the stalls.
Fiction book (1996) -
Small town same day establishing shot of Drew stopping in a small town, in the middle of an open-air market.
Fiction book (1991) -
I stumbled across a festival, an open-air market, and a Max Brenner Chocolate Restaurant on this trip.
Blog text (15) -
The abundance of these crops is best seen in the vast open-air markets that operate on a five-day rotation.
Academic text (2004) -
An open-air market filled with vendors' carts selling everything from candy to suspenders.
Fiction book (1992) -
Later, she shops in the open-air market, spending hours picking out the freshest vegetables; this reminds her of Gu.
Fiction book (2001) -
Because today was Wednesday, she knew that the women across the road were headed for the huge open-air market that was held twice a week on the main square in Morlands, just outside the old Mackenzie house.
Fiction book (1991) -
Lauren buys bananas at the open-air market on Glaber Avenue.
Fiction book (1996) -
The open-air market was bustling with vendors selling homemade goods and delicious street food.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people buy and sell food and other items
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2.3
An outdoor market where people sell used things like clothes or furniture
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1.8
An open area or building in a town where people buy and sell goods
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3.4
A busy market with many small shops selling goods, often outdoors
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2.3
An outdoor market where people who grow food sell fresh fruit and vegetables directly to customers
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8.9
An open-air market in an Arab town with many stalls selling food and goods
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1.0
An open town area where people meet to buy and sell goods
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3.5
An outdoor market where farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables directly
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3.3
An outdoor place where people sell food and crafts
How Sheltered
105
1.0
4
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
open-air + market
The meaning 'a market held outdoors' is directly derivable from combining 'open-air' (outdoors) with 'market' (place where goods are sold). This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Open-air market comes from the simple picture of stalls with no roof: open to the air and sky, where sellers set up tables to sell food and goods. That's why the term means 'a market held outdoors'.