Outlying
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Outlying is an adjective meaning Relatively remote from some central location.
Meaning
Relatively remote from some central location.
More Meanings
- Located outside of some boundary or limit.
- A region relatively remote from a central location.
Example Sentences
The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
The causeways were laid as hard paths for heavily laden pack-animals bringing in wool from outlying hamlets and farms.
Lorries collect the milk from the various outlying farms, whence it is taken to the district distribution centre to undergo pasteurisation.
Word Forms
- outlyings
Synonyms for outlying
Depending on context, synonyms include distant, far.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include far, outside, off-site, outer, outward, offshore.
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