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outlying

[ out-lahy-ing ]

adjective

  1. lying lying lie at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way:

    outlying military posts.

  2. lying lying lie outside the boundary or limit.


outlying

/ ˈʊˌɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. distant or remote from the main body or centre, as of a town or region
“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 outlying1

First recorded in 1655–65; out- + lying 2
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Children’s eyes glazed over at “The Phantom Menace’s” opening crawl: “The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute.”

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First you have a kind of broad outlying area — how they’re managing fuel.

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Today, Scott is the chief of the Australian Capital Territory’s Rural Fire Service, which oversees Canberra’s outlying regions.

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Less successful were half-hearted efforts to introduce the ban in outlying fishing towns notorious for heavy drinking and loose morals.

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At the same time the team was able to show that some species also seek the heat of the city center, while others prefer the cooler outlying areas, where there is also less light pollution.

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