out-of-doors
Americanadjective
noun
adverb
Etymology
Origin of out-of-doors
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Food and Drug Administration, requires that “pasture-raised” animals “had continuous, free access to the out-of-doors for a significant portion of their lives.”
From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024
Eightysomethings hold onto the railings when going up and down stairs and rarely emerge out-of-doors if there is ice on the streets.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2019
Come spring, just about anywhere there is fresh water in Puget Sound country, the sweet scent of cottonwood is in the air, the perfume that kicks off the out-of-doors season.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2018
The story Wild cares about, and tells with admirable honesty and cinematic grace, has less to do with the out-of-doors than with the inside-of-head.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2014
I grabbed several comic strips and headed out-of-doors, away from it all.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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