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outbuilding

[ out-bil-ding ]

noun

  1. a detached building building subordinate to a main building. building.


outbuilding

/ ˈʊˌɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. a building subordinate to but separate from a main building; outhouse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of outbuilding1

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + building
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Nests and some dead rodents were found in outbuildings of the couple's house.

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They arrived to find fencing and an outbuilding alight.

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He checked to see if anyone was hiding under a car, in a truck bed, in one of several outbuildings — “always looking over your shoulder” — before helping wrangle any cows wandering where they shouldn’t.

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But Alan’s one bedroom cottage, his father’s studio, the various barns and outbuildings that supported the farming operation and countless pieces of art are gone.

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Officials estimate that 7,000 structures were damaged or destroyed; structures can include homes, businesses, smaller outbuildings, sheds and even vehicles.

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