outskirt
75
3.5
- noun
- /ˈaʊtskɜrt/
:
afueras
- On the outskirts of Chicago, we found there was this abandoned mill or something.
- outskirts of a city
- outskirts of a town
- outskirts of a village
That that rural outskirt where, you know, before Trump's America was a thing, it was Trump's America.
- That that rural outskirt where, you know, before Trump's America was a thing, it was Trump's America.
Examples
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As the bus entered the outskirts of the city, the driver turned on the interior lights.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the distance, I could see a large water tank and the outskirts of a town.
Fiction book (1992) -
My family lived on the outskirts of town, in the house our mom grew up in.
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As people moved to the outskirts of town, suburban areas began to grow.
Academic text (2012) -
We were in a rundown black neighborhood at the very outskirts of the city.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ben parks his old black sedan on the outskirts and walks into town.
Fiction book (1994) -
I jog every morning in the outskirts near my house in Pedralbes.
Fiction book (1993) -
West Springfield High School sits on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Academic text (2008) -
Stu arrived on the outskirts of Houston feeling liberated after skipping out on his meeting in New York.
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My family lived on the outskirts of town, in the house our mom grew up in.
Synonyms
49
1.0
Areas outside a city center where people live
31
4.0
The outer edge of a place or area, often away from the center
15
3.0
The outer part of a town where it meets the countryside
8
2.5
A line around a city that shows where the city area ends
1
9.9
A neighborhood outside the old part of a city, often in New Orleans
Parts of a town or city that are far from the center
Antonyms
How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
Outskirt comes from out ('outside') and skirt ('edge of a dress'), so it creates a simple picture of a town's 'edge'. That's why the outskirts are the areas far from the centre.