outskirt
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtskɝt/ / /ˈaʊtskɜːt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Old Norse skyrtabor. Middle English skyrte English skirt English outskirt From out- + skirt.
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Old Norse skyrtabor. Middle English skyrte English skirt English outskirt From out- + skirt.
- To surround as an outskirt.