OUT-OF-TOWN Definition & Meaning

out-of-town

[ out-uhv-toun ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or from another city or town:
We're expecting out-of-town visitors tomorrow.
taking place in another city or town:
the out-of-town tryout of a new play.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of out-of-town¹

First recorded in 1815–25

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Idioms and Phrases

Away from the town or city under consideration; away from home. For example, In his new job Tom will be going out of town nearly every week , or He's out of town but I'll have him call you when he gets back . [Late 1300s]

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For the new family of three, the outing was a respite before the arrival of the holidays and jubilant out-of-town relatives.

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There is shock here that a member of this community has been shot and killed at a home on a very ordinary street, just a stone's throw away from Talbot Green's popular out-of-town retail park.

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I immediately sent it out to 20 other artistic directors, and with budgets and things, there’s no guarantee any of them would bring him in as an out-of-town director.

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"Some of the stuff that got built in the 1990s are these of out-of-town sheds."

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Like so many other people this time of the year, the analyst for ESPN’s “NFL Live” has been busy wrapping presents and preparing for the arrival of out-of-town guests for the holidays.

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