1
[ adjective ] located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

Synonyms

outside out-of-door

Examples

"outdoor clothes" "badminton and other outdoor games" "a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding"

Used in print

(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)

Living with his watercolors is a vicarious experience of seeing nature distilled through the eyes of a sensitive interpretor , a breath and breadth of the outdoor world to help man honor the Creator of it all .

(Sports Age, 24:9...)

As the generations move_on , clothes become more suitable for the enjoyment of outdoor sports .

Almost every official who reflects on_it thinks this movement of Americans to canvas dwellings opens one of the most promising of all outdoor markets .

It 's fun , and it 's easy - so easy that there is time left after cooking , and tent keeping , for the women to get_out and enjoy outdoor fun with their families .

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

An outdoor , aboveground fallout_shelter also may be built with concrete blocks .

2
[ adjective ] pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities

Examples

"outdoor education is the area of teacher training concerned with training for outdoor activities"

Used in print

(Sports Age, 24:9...)

The shooting development program of the Sporting_Arms_and_Ammunition_Manufacturers_'_Institute has successfully published these facts in all major outdoor magazines , many national weeklies and the trade papers .

Personnel assigned through the shooting development program have proudly participated in over 53 state and regional workshops , at which hundreds of school administrators , teachers , professors , and recreational leaders have been introduced to Outdoor Education .

Related terms

outdoors

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