Outbuilding
//ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.
"Once they reach the remote farm, Jake insists on giving Lucy a tour of the outbuildings before they go into the house, a tour that includes some lambs that have frozen to death in a barn, and the spot where a pig was eaten alive by maggots."
- 2 a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of outbuild form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Once they reach the remote farm, Jake insists on giving Lucy a tour of the outbuildings before they go into the house, a tour that includes some lambs that have frozen to death in a barn, and the spot where a pig was eaten alive by maggots."
Etymology
From out + building.
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