Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Outdoor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Outdoor; conducted or taking place in the open air; al fresco: as, open-air exercises; open-air sports; open-air life.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Taking place in the open air; outdoor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Taking place
outdoors ;alfresco
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun where the air is unconfined
- adjective in the open air
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Examples
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These open-air dance halls became the scene of “thousands of girls who are seized with such madness for dancing that they spend every night in the dance halls and the picnic parks,” as one observer put it.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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We took in scenery that included a dilapidated building branded "The Roadhouse," the hard scrabble remains of old gravel pits, a circle of empty open-air jeeps painted in camouflage colors, and a string of steel electric towers that stretched out to the horizon.
Meg Pier: Silence of Spain's Tabernas Desert Meg Pier 2011
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The open-air Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market is a seasonal artistic hub with approximately 100 local vendors.
Horseshoe Craft And Flea Market This Saturday Andrea Rael 2010
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The open-air Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market is a seasonal artistic hub with approximately 100 local vendors.
Horseshoe Craft And Flea Market This Saturday Andrea Rael 2010
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The open-air Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market is a seasonal artistic hub with approximately 100 local vendors.
Horseshoe Craft And Flea Market This Saturday Andrea Rael 2010
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Inside, the open-air shopping mall offers over 100 stores, ranging from Saks and Nieman Marcus to Lanvin and Jimmy Choo.
Visit Miami WITHOUT Going To South Beach Huffington Post 2011
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We took in scenery that included a dilapidated building branded "The Roadhouse," the hard scrabble remains of old gravel pits, a circle of empty open-air jeeps painted in camouflage colors, and a string of steel electric towers that stretched out to the horizon.
Meg Pier: Silence of Spain's Tabernas Desert Meg Pier 2011
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At night, the same movie was shown on an open-air screen on the ship's fantail for the troops.
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Inside, the open-air shopping mall offers over 100 stores, ranging from Saks and Nieman Marcus to Lanvin and Jimmy Choo.
Visit Miami WITHOUT Going To South Beach Huffington Post 2011
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The open-air Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market is a seasonal artistic hub with approximately 100 local vendors.
Horseshoe Craft And Flea Market This Saturday Andrea Rael 2010
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