out-of-town

[out-uhv-toun]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or from another city or town.

   We're expecting out-of-town visitors tomorrow.

2. taking place in another city or town.

   the out-of-town tryout of a new play.

Word History and Origins

Origin of out of town¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Idioms and Phrases

Away from the town or city under consideration; away from home. For example, In his new job Tom will be going out of town nearly every week, or He's out of town but I'll have him call you when he gets back. [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

Its out-of-town investments showed little or no public benefit to Warrington's population.

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Perez, 56, who came to the U.S. from Sinaloa, Mexico, in 1988, said there are not as many field jobs as there once were, in part because of drought and out-of-town farmers selling their land.

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The movie stars Gordon and Logan Lerman as Iris and Isaac, taking their first out-of-town trip together to a romantic rental house in the country.

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It’s also not ideal to regularly rely on out-of-town meteorologists, as background knowledge of a region’s peculiar weather patterns is helpful in making forecasts.

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His landlord has sold his home to out-of-town developers and the 77-year old is being evicted soon together with his two dogs.

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