indoor

[in-dawr, -dohr]

adjective

1. occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors.

   indoor games.

indoor

/ ˈɪnˌdɔː /

adjective

1. of, situated in, or appropriate to the inside of a house or other building

   an indoor tennis court

   indoor amusements

Word History and Origins

Origin of indoor¹

1705–15; aphetic variant of within-door, originally phrase within ( the ) door, i.e., inside the house

Example Sentences

Her extensive transformation included the flipping of the upstairs and downstairs layouts, overhauling the property’s greenhouse in order to turn it into an indoor/outdoor dining room, and the addition of a new chef’s kitchen.

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Many people prefer indoor lighting that feels natural and soothing.

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She has also been a world indoor champion in the flat 400m and is a renowned relay athlete, a gold medallist anchor leg runner with the Netherlands' 4x400m team at Paris 2024.

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In February, Americans set indoor world records in the mile and 5,000m.

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"It was fortunate that they built the Manchester Arena when they did," said Speak of the indoor venue that welcomed its first customers in 1995.

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