outskirt

Definition

A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

Etymology

From out- + skirt.

Example Sentences

• "Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town."
• "I told her of my plan to take John into an urban outskirt area for the purpose of retrieving some vital technical manuals."
• "The outskirt communities were originally established as labor camps for railroad workers, farm and ranch hands."