open air

noun
the outdoors.

Origin:
1520–30

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o·pen-air

[oh-puhn-air]
adjective
existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor: The orchestra gave three open-air concerts last summer.

Origin:
1820–30

o·pen-air·ish, adjective
o·pen-air·ish·ness, noun
o·pen-air·ness, noun
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open air
 
n
a.  the place or space where the air is unenclosed; the outdoors
 b.  (as modifier): an open-air concert

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Example sentences
The open-air design is normally dotted with fountains and benches.
The country is in little danger of becoming an open-air greenhouse.
Today shop windows are filled with chickens and ducks, and open-air markets are
  overflowing with fresh vegetables.
We took our seats in a brightly colored open-air tent, the kind used for
  weddings and funerals, by the side of the road.
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