Definitions for: Outskirt

[n] a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"

Webster (1913) Definition: Out"skirt`, n.
A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually
in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town. --Wordsworth.

The outskirts of his march of mystery. --Keble.

Synonyms: fringe

See Also: city district, suburb, suburban area, suburbia