outdoor

Everyday

Outdoor describes things that happen, are used or are found outside, not inside a building, like outdoor games or an outdoor pool. tree →

In the lessons

In school: outdoor play, outdoor learning, outdoor PE, outdoor education trips. Safety in outdoor life: sun cream and a hat in sun, a coat in cold, staying with your group, and knowing what to do near water, fire and wild animals. Phrases: «outdoor activities», «outdoor clothes», «the great outdoors» (nature), «outdoor shoes».

Examples

• We have outdoor PE on Fridays. tree →
• The town has an outdoor swimming pool. tree →
• Put on your outdoor shoes before you go in the garden. tree →
• Hiking and camping are popular outdoor activities. tree →
• The museum has an outdoor play area. tree →
• Wear sun cream for outdoor games in summer. tree →
• We love the great outdoors. tree →
• Prince Asmund dearly loved all outdoor sports and an open-air life, and from his earliest childhood he had longed to live entirely in the forest close by. tree →

Note

«Outdoor» goes before a noun: «an outdoor pool». «Outdoors» (with s) is an adverb or noun: «We played outdoors», «the great outdoors». Opposite: «indoor / indoors». «Outside» works in both ways.