American English pronunciation
How to pronounce outskirts
IPA transcription: ['aʊts,kɚts]
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['aʊts,kɚts]
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Noun
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outlying areas (as of a city or town)
“they lived on the outskirts of Houston”
“they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd”
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a part of the city far removed from the center
“they built a factory on the outskirts of the city”
Usage examples
- It passes through the centre of the town and continues to the western outskirts.
- The outskirts of Coolock host several factories and industrial estates.
- There, they were placed inside a warehouse located on the outskirts of town.
- An additional north-south road ran along the outskirts of the fort.
- The port lies on the outskirts of the trans-border business park Europark Coevorden-Emlichheim.
- The outskirts of the village are home to Hooke Court and its surrounding parklands.
- The club's home ground is Pearse Park, located on the outskirts of the town.
- The cultivation of maize has however soared in recent years in the city's outskirts.
- He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery on the outskirts of the village.
- At this time, the castle was still located on the outskirts of Mexico City.