outbuilding en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ (UK)
Etymology
From out + building.
Meanings
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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.
2020 September 1, Nicholas Barber, “Five stars for I'm Thinking of Ending Things”, in BBC:Above him, the sun gleamed gold and white. Before him, trackless wilderness extended for many leagues before lapping against the outbuildings of some village.
2008, Christopher Paolini, “Rider and Ra'zac”, in Brisingr, page 70:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outbuildings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (33)
cmn 庫房 /库房 (separate building associated with a main building) · sh sporedna zgrada (separate building associated with a main building) · de Nebengebäude (separate building associated with a main building) · io hangaro (separate building associated with a main building) · cmn 外屋 (separate building associated with a main building) · bg пристройка (separate building associated with a main building) · fr cabanon (separate building associated with a main building) · nl bijgebouw (separate building associated with a main building) · ja 離れ家 (separate building associated with a main building) · mk по́мошна згра́да (separate building associated with a main building) · gl cabanón (separate building associated with a main building) · ota طام (separate building associated with a main building) · gl pendello (separate building associated with a main building) · mk депанда́нс (separate building associated with a main building) · sv uthus (separate building associated with a main building) · ru пристро́йка (separate building associated with a main building) · da udhus (separate building associated with a main building) · fr dépendance (separate building associated with a main building) · ru фли́гель (separate building associated with a main building) · pl przybudówka (separate building associated with a main building) · gl alpendre (separate building associated with a main building) · mk до́градба (separate building associated with a main building) · pt dependência (separate building associated with a main building) · no uthus (separate building associated with a main building) · gd seada (separate building associated with a main building) · it chiosco (separate building associated with a main building) · uk прибудова (separate building associated with a main building) · mk спо́редна згра́да (separate building associated with a main building) · sh depandansa (separate building associated with a main building) · ar مَبْنى خَارِجِيّ (separate building associated with a main building) · fi ulkorakennus (separate building associated with a main building) · it padiglione (separate building associated with a main building) · gl alboio (separate building associated with a main building)