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outbuilding

[ out-bil-ding ]

noun

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


outbuilding

/ ˈ²¹ÊŠ³ÙËŒ²úɪ±ô»åɪŋ /

noun

  1. a building subordinate to but separate from a main building; outhouse
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of outbuilding1

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + building
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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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The nursery’s old family home burned to the ground, as did several wooden outbuildings.

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An outbuilding separate from a main house in Malibu Knolls burned, but other homes around it were unscathed.

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