outbuilding
noun
out·build·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌbil-diŋ 
: a building (such as a stable or a woodshed) separate from but accessory to a main house
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The home, built in 1984, features a guest suite with separate access as well as an attached 2-car garage, a 4-car outbuilding and a cistern for gardening.
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Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
The Playhouse was just one outbuilding on the estate and would have been the preferred spot to host parties, explains Gary Lawrance, author of Houses of the Hamptons, 1880–1930, who runs the account Mansions of the Gilded Age.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2024
Hostettler in 2004 sold the property and some of its outbuildings to Ricola lozenge heir Alfred Richterich, whose foundation thereafter paid for the site’s upkeep and conservation work.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2024
That night, in one of the camp’s wood outbuildings, Seales gave a talk to a group of machine-learning engineers.
—Tomas Weber, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
The Playhouse was just one outbuilding on the estate and would have been the preferred spot to host parties, explains Gary Lawrance, author of Houses of the Hamptons, 1880–1930, who runs the account Mansions of the Gilded Age.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2024
Hostettler in 2004 sold the property and some of its outbuildings to Ricola lozenge heir Alfred Richterich, whose foundation thereafter paid for the site’s upkeep and conservation work.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2024
That night, in one of the camp’s wood outbuildings, Seales gave a talk to a group of machine-learning engineers.
—Tomas Weber, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Outbuilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbuilding. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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outbuilding
noun
out·build·ing
-ˌbil-diŋ
: a building separate from and smaller than the main one
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