outskirts of town

collocation in English

meaningsoftown

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withtown.
town
noun
uk
/taʊn/us
/taʊn/
a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than ...
See more attown

(Definition oftownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoutskirts of town

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Joseph is the son of a prominent local lawyer whose ' weekend farm ' consisted of a few well-watered hectares of fruit trees and farmland on theoutskirtsoftown.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We have premises close to the university playing fields on theoutskirtsoftown.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
When we go to the theatre, we do not want it to be on theoutskirtsoftownor standing on its own in a rural area.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He also spends time alone fishing in a pond on theoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
She owns and tends her vegetable field on theoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
M-139 turns toward the northwest on theoutskirtsoftown, running through farm fields.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
First skirmishing occurred at theoutskirtsoftownfor a few days.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Cars and golf carts are permitted on theoutskirtsoftown, however.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Smoke sneaks up behind the young man on theoutskirtsoftownand knocks him senseless.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They go race on theoutskirtsoftownthrough a canyon.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Smaller motels are found on theoutskirtsoftownon all sides.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There are some rivers and waterfalls on theoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The chosen site was considered to be on theoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The company owns a large copper mill on the westernoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The burning wreck of the car was found later on theoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There, they were placed inside a warehouse located on theoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Fonzie is on theoutskirtsoftown, his efforts to leave unsuccessful.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
As they reached the cemetery on the westernoutskirtsoftown, fierce artillery dueling commenced.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There is also a fort on theoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A cemetery was established on the southernoutskirtsoftown.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition oftown
See other collocations withtown