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indoor

[ in-dawr, -dohr ]

adjective

  1. occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:

    indoor games.



indoor

/ ˈɪnˌdɔː /

adjective

  1. of, situated in, or appropriate to the inside of a house or other building

    indoor amusements

    an indoor tennis court



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Word History and Origins

Origin of indoor1

1705–15; aphetic variant of within-door, originally phrase within ( the ) door, i.e., inside the house

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Example Sentences

To put that into perspective, indoor lighting is about 100 lux, while a bright, sunny day can hit 50,000 lux or more.

We lived in a tiny trailer that my mother had bought back in 1969, a trailer without running water or indoor plumbing.

Yet despite the increased risks, use of indoor tanning beds among teenagers remains widespread.

Our dinner was served later on a low table around the same indoor campfire.

Harry, met about 25 wounded soldiers hoping to compete in the wheelchair rugby, cycling and indoor rowing events.

Gastric ulcers occur especially in young women, usually in those who follow some indoor occupation.

This explains why the Report of 1834 does not mention any provision for indoor medical officers.

Let us take the policy laid down with regard to each phase of the indoor pauper's life.

We will now attempt to summarise the policy of the Central Authority as it stood in 1847 with respect to indoor relief.

The Norwich Guardians had found, as others have done since, that the old style of indoor apprenticeship was nearly extinct.

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