Meanings
- not comparableLocated or taking place outdoors.
Secondly, preserved railways are not 24/7 operations. There are closed seasons where they can be turned into open-air classrooms.
2024 April 3, Richard Foster, “Training the next generation of engineers”, in RAIL, number 1006, page 482 more examples
All along the way we enjoyed very favourable opportunities for open-air preaching, and for disposing of large quantities of Christian books and tracts.
1915, William Campbell, Sketches from Formosa, Marshall Brothers Limited, page 33Wearing his best suit and sunglasses, the sultan of Slowjamastan officially declared independence from the United States of America at 12:26 p.m. on December 1, 2021 as he broadcast the secession live from his open-air government “office” in Dublândia, the capital of the Republic of Slowjamastan.
2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNNSynonyms: alfresco, outdoor · Antonyms: indoor, inside, inner, internal, interior, inward
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLocated or taking place outdoors.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivein the open air
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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open-air. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-air
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