indoor

adjective

in·​door ˈin-ˈdȯr How to pronounce indoor (audio)
1
: of or relating to the interior of a building
2
: living, located, or carried on within a building
an indoor sport

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Highland Faith Church Highland: 8910 Grace St. — Faith Church Highland will have an indoor picnic from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Two domestic cats have been diagnosed with bird flu in Michigan, marking a rare occurrence of the virus infecting indoor pets. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 For example, why not have an indoor jump rope contest or learn how to bake cookies? Francesca Castagnoli, Parents, 20 Feb. 2025 The 27-year-old is coming off a fifth-place finish in the Olympic final in Paris and will look to keep her indoor championship streak alive, Cunningham having first won an indoor title in 2016 – she’s won every indoor final since (a total of eight straight). Cory Mull, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indoor

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of indoor was in 1711

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“Indoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indoor. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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indoor

adjective
in·​door ˌin-ˌdō(ə)r How to pronounce indoor (audio)
-ˌdȯ(ə)r
1
: of or relating to the interior of a building
2
: done, living, used, or belonging within a building
an indoor sport

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