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outbuilding

American  
[out-bil-ding] / ˈaʊtˌbɪl dɪŋ /

noun

  1. a detached building subordinate to a main building.


outbuilding British  
/ ˈaʊtˌbɪldɪŋ /

noun

  1. a building subordinate to but separate from a main building; outhouse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of outbuilding

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + building

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Still wearing his black-tie outfit and flanked by Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth, Trump told reporters that the attempt only strengthened his resolve to finish the White House outbuilding.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

The Wiltshire Council signed off on his plans to build an ornamental outbuilding, a three-story extension, the lake and a driveway that curves around it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

The 500-square-foot outbuilding wasn’t where Stringer, an L.A.-based ceramicist, imagined setting up shop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025

Another fire at an outbuilding close to the property was also extinguished.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

Kira could see that doors had been opened in an outbuilding beside the Council Edifice, and from the storage place long spears were being brought and placed in piles in the center of the plaza.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

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