outsettlement

[ out-set-l-muhnt ]

noun

a distant or remote settlement.

Origin of outsettlement

¹

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; out- + settlement

Words Nearby outsettlement

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How to use outsettlement in a sentence

outsettlement, owt′set′l-ment, n. a settlement away from the main one.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various

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