outbuilding

[out-bil-ding]

noun

1. a detached building building subordinate to a main building. building.

outbuilding

/ ˈaʊtˌbɪldɪŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of outbuilding¹

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + building

Example Sentences

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.

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If you have to move them, it is best to do so very gently and place them in a sheltered warm spot in your garden or an outbuilding.

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

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In the end, three homes were destroyed and more than a dozen other homes, businesses and outbuildings were damaged, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District.

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"Additionally, the farming community is asked to check their farmland and outbuildings."

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