Outskirt Definition

outskûrt
outskirts
noun
outskirts
The part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town.
The outskirts of Buenos Aires.
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Other Word Forms of Outskirt

Noun

Singular:
outskirt
Plural:
outskirts

Origin of Outskirt

  • out- +"Ž skirt

    From Wiktionary

Outskirt Sentence Examples

  • The capital of Islam continued indeed for a while to be Medina, but soon the Hejaz (Hijaz) and the whole of Arabia proper lay quite on the outskirt of affairs.

  • Great additions have been made to La Sante prison in Paris, and a new prison on gigantic lines has been opened at Fresnes les Rungis, on the outskirt of the metropolis, to replace the obsolete Mazas, and to give cellular accommodation to the large numbers always on hand in Paris.

  • Males of the Argyopidae hang on the outskirt s of the webs of the females and signal their presence to her by jerking the radial threads in a peculiar manner.

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Words Starting With

OOUOUT

Words Ending With

TRTIRT

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With O and Ending With T

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With O8 Letter Words Ending With T