out-of-town

Word family

ˌout-of-ˈtown adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 to, from, or in another town 城外的，镇外的

out-of-town visitors

城外的来客

2 British EnglishBrE on the edge of a town 城郊的

out-of-town shopping centres

城郊的购物中心

Examples from the Corpus

out-of-town• These hotels are a new addition to Kuoni's hotel programme, which previously concentrated on deluxe and out-of-town accommodation.• Now most of her contacts were out-of-town businessmen, far more scared of comebacks than she'd ever have to be.• Until now Gary had been an out-of-town designer, of course.• Town centre shops face a threat from large out-of-town developments which offer hundreds of shops under one roof.• Matalan, the out-of-town discount retailer, took the biggest hit.• The Direction was issued in response to growing concern at the spread of large, out-of-town retail developments, some on greenfield sites.• an out-of-town shopping centre• We are not convinced that the attraction of out-of-town shopping is entirely a response to consumer demand.• The museum attracts a lot of out-of-town visitors.

From Longman Business Dictionary

out-of-townˌout-of-ˈtown adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

1to, from, or in another town

out-of-town visitors

2British EnglishBrE on the edge of a town

the trend towards out-of-town shopping centres

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