Outskirt
/ˈaʊtskɝt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 a part of the city far removed from the center wordnet
Verb
- 1 To surround as an outskirt. transitive
Example
More examples"Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town."
Etymology
From out- + skirt.