outskirt
Syllables: out·skirt/ˈaʊtskɜːt/US/ˈaʊtskɝt/
outskirt noun: a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
Noun
outskirt (plural outskirts)
- A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
- Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.
- I told her of my plan to take John into an urban outskirt area for the purpose of retrieving some vital technical manuals.2010, J. L. Bourne, Beyond Exile: Day by Day Armageddon, page 37
Verb
outskirt (third-person singular simple present outskirts, present participle outskirting, simple past and past participle outskirted)
- To surround as an outskirt.
outskirt meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
outskirt in Hindi
- periphery
- बाह्यांचल bāhyāñcal, सीमांत sīmānt, उपांत upānt, सिवान sivān, हवाली havālī, किनारा kinārā
outskirt in Tamil
- புறநகர்
outskirt in Urdu
- کنارا, پلو, سرحد
outskirt in Arabic
- periphery
- ضَاحِيَة ḍāḥiya, مَشَارِف mašārif
Examples of outskirt in a sentence
- The outskirt communities were originally established as labor camps for railroad workers, farm and ranch hands.1983, Our Barrios: Past, Present, and Future, page 20:
- Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week1917, Michigan Film Review, page 347:
Forms of outskirt
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | outskirts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | outskirts |
| present participle | outskirting |
| past participle | outskirted |
| past | outskirted |
Origin of outskirt
From out- + skirt.
Questions about outskirt
- What does outskirt mean?
- Outskirt means a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
- What is outskirt in Hindi?
- Outskirt in Hindi is बाह्यांचल (bāhyāñcal), सीमांत (sīmānt), उपांत (upānt). See Outskirt meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use outskirt in a sentence?
- The outskirt communities were originally established as labor camps for railroad workers, farm and ranch hands.
- What part of speech is outskirt?
- Outskirt can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce outskirt?
- Outskirt is pronounced /ˈaʊtskɝt/ (US).
- What is the plural of outskirt?
- The plural of outskirt is outskirts.
Words near outskirt in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: outskirt (page history and authors); outskirt (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outskirt (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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