outbuilding

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UK/ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/

noun

A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.

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outshed
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Meanings

nounoutbuilding (plural outbuildings)

plural outbuildings

  1. A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.

    Above him, the sun gleamed gold and white. Before him, trackless wilderness extended for many leagues before lapping against the outbuildings of some village.

    2008, Christopher Paolini, “Rider and Ra'zac”, in Brisingr, page 70
    1 more example

    Once they reach the remote farm, Jake insists on giving Lucy a tour of the outbuildings before they go into the house, a tour that includes some lambs that have frozen to death in a barn, and the spot where a pig was eaten alive by maggots.

    2020 September 1, Nicholas Barber, “Five stars for I'm Thinking of Ending Things”, in BBC

    Synonyms: outshed

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of outbuild

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.

Similar
outshed
Also see
outhouse

Origin

From out + building.

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Translations

Arabic مَبْنى خَارِجِيّ
  • مَبْنى خَارِجِيّseparate building associated with a main building
Bulgarian пристройка
  • пристройка (pristrojka)separate building associated with a main building
Chinese Mandarin 外屋, 庫房 /库房
  • 外屋 (wàiwū)separate building associated with a main building
  • 庫房 /库房 (kùfáng)separate building associated with a main building
Danish udhus
  • udhusseparate building associated with a main building
Dutch bijgebouw
  • bijgebouwseparate building associated with a main building
Finnish ulkorakennus
  • ulkorakennusseparate building associated with a main building
French dépendance, cabanon
  • dépendanceseparate building associated with a main building
  • cabanonseparate building associated with a main building
German Nebengebäude
  • Nebengebäudeseparate building associated with a main building
Italian chiosco, padiglione
  • chioscoseparate building associated with a main building
  • padiglioneseparate building associated with a main building
Japanese 離れ家
  • 離れ家 (hanareya)separate building associated with a main building
Norwegian uthus
  • uthusseparate building associated with a main building
Polish przybudówka
  • przybudówkaseparate building associated with a main building
Portuguese dependência
  • dependênciaseparate building associated with a main building
Russian фли́гель, пристро́йка
  • фли́гель (flígelʹ)separate building associated with a main building
  • пристро́йка (pristrójka)separate building associated with a main building
Scottish Gaelic seada
  • seadaseparate building associated with a main building
Swedish uthus
  • uthusseparate building associated with a main building
Ukrainian прибудова
  • прибудова (prybudova)separate building associated with a main building
Cite this entry
APA

outbuilding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbuilding

MLA

“outbuilding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbuilding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outbuilding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbuilding.

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