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open-air

WordNet
Small open-air market of Javanese under a large tree in the grounds of the plantation Ma Retraite. Part of the photo album Souvenir de Voyage (part 1), about the life of the Doijer family in and around the Ma Retraite plantation in Suriname in the years 1906-1913.
Small open-air market of Javanese under a large tree in the grounds of the plantation Ma Retraite. Part of the photo album Souvenir de Voyage (part 1), about the life of the Doijer family in and around the Ma Retraite plantation in Suriname in the years 1906-1913.
  1. (adj) open-air
    in the open air "an alfresco lunch","an open-air theater"
Illustrations
Open-air coffee house at night. Coverings with lighting on both banks of the river. Men are standing and sitting in the foreground. Some of them smoke a long pipe or water pipe. Numbered top right: 4.
Open-air coffee house at night. Coverings with lighting on both banks of the river. Men are standing and sitting in the foreground. Some of them smoke a long pipe or water pipe. Numbered top right: 4.
Three women, one sitting, the other two standing with a fan and flower arrangement, an open-air room with a veranda and a folding screen; cloud pattern in the background.
Three women, one sitting, the other two standing with a fan and flower arrangement, an open-air room with a veranda and a folding screen; cloud pattern in the background.
View of the open-air theater in the French garden of Huis ter Meer. In the foreground some figures are conversing and on the stage are two actors. The print is part of a series with 26 views of Huis ter Meer and the accompanying estate in Maarssen.
View of the open-air theater in the French garden of Huis ter Meer. In the foreground some figures are conversing and on the stage are two actors. The print is part of a series with 26 views of Huis ter Meer and the accompanying estate in Maarssen.
Behind the parade is an open-air restaurant called Hadji Djansiti. To the left of this inscription a crown with a W is depicted, possibly referring to Queen Wilhelmina. The parade is probably held on the occasion of Queen's Day. In the restaurant a sign with Hotel Sappangdjang on it. On the far left is a sign with the inscription Soedi Singgah. Part of the family album Dutch East Indies.
Behind the parade is an open-air restaurant called Hadji Djansiti. To the left of this inscription a crown with a W is depicted, possibly referring to Queen Wilhelmina. The parade is probably held on the occasion of Queen's Day. In the restaurant a sign with Hotel Sappangdjang on it. On the far left is a sign with the inscription Soedi Singgah. Part of the family album Dutch East Indies.
A peasant bride is seated at an open-air table, under a wreath. In the foreground dancing peasants and peasant women and two bagpipe players at a barrel. In the background a church. Below the performance a line in Dutch.
A peasant bride is seated at an open-air table, under a wreath. In the foreground dancing peasants and peasant women and two bagpipe players at a barrel. In the background a church. Below the performance a line in Dutch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Open-air
    Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. open-air
    Outdoor; conducted or taking place in the open air; al fresco: as, open-air exercises; open-air sports; open-air life.
Quotations
Sir Philip Sidney
The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.
Sir Philip Sidney
Franz Kafka
May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air.
Franz Kafka
William Shakespeare
I durst not laugh for fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air.
William Shakespeare
Usage in the news

Currency is bought and sold at open-air markets in Afghanistan. cnn.com

We talked about it with Brad Jones of the National Federation Of Independent Business-Missouri on KWOS Open Air. kwos.com

Open-air spaces — from parks and parking lots to corporate and college campuses — now have their own environmental rating system. lawnandlandscape.com

Admission to the open-air event is free. saltwatersportsman.com

Bieber will perform in a free open-air concert tonight at the Mexico City's main historic plaza, the Zocalo. abclocal.go.com

Oak Bluffs open air market kicks off summer in style. mvtimes.com

Gaza is ' open-air prison' — UN humanitarian chief. thenational.ae

Open Air Designs, the pioneer of WeatherPrint outdoor artwork and. casualliving.com

Welcome back to the Open Aire Market. sequimgazette.com

Arboretum to bring artists 'open air'. spotlightnews.com

Tag Archive "Open Air Summit". easttexasreview.com

Does Seattle need 'open air' urinals. blog.seattlepi.com

Osage Candidates On KWOS Open Air. kwos.com

Take a space of ordinary character add imagination to create an open air design that is both functional and stylish. casualliving.com

Frederick is hosting a competitive open-air paining festival this week with 30 professional artists taking to the streets to capture the city's historic architecture and streetscapes. jla.com

Usage in scientific papers

To mimic an open system, a buffer layer of air of 150nm thickness was kept around the sample, followed by uniaxial perfectly matched layer .
A study of random laser modes in disordered photonic crystals

At that place we are screened by most of the direct gamma shower secondaries in open air.
Test results of a prototype designed to detect horizontal cosmic ray flux

Over infr ared to sub-millimetre wavelengths the dry air results in many windows in the atmosphere opening up to observation. A host of secondary factors provide additional reasons for astronomers to conduct observations from Antarctica (see also Tables 2 & 3).
Astronomy in Antarctica

CHARA Classic (ten Brummelaar et al. 2005) is a two-telescope, pupil-plane, open-air beam combiner working in both the H and K ′ bands, and our observations correspond to the K ′ band (the central wavelength is λ = 2.141 µm, from Bowsher et al. 2010).
Fundamental properties of the Population II fiducial stars HD 122563 and Gmb 1830 from CHARA interferometric observations

For a pipe with both ends open (like a flute), the sound produced contains wavelengths 2L/n (where n ≥ 1 and L denotes the length of the pipe) due to the air column resonances.
Music in Terms of Science

Usage in literature

The evening before our departure from Kolasin we were invited to an open-air feast at the peasant's country house. "The Land of the Black Mountain" by Reginald Wyon

But Seraphina glided towards the open door; a breath of fresh air reached us. "Romance" by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

This may be caused by a broken or stuck open air valve, or air valves not having proper lift. "The Traveling Engineers' Association" by Anonymous

They became him, too, and she had memory of the charm he had once worn for her with that open-air attire. "The Helpmate" by May Sinclair

The air lock hissed, then slid open. "Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet" by Harold Leland Goodwin

The cage was in darkness, almost in the open air. "Social Life in the Insect World" by J. H. Fabre

Oh, the freedom of that day in the open air! "My War Experiences in Two Continents" by Sarah Macnaughtan

It was difficult now to remember being in the open air under a sky, with fresh winds blowing about one. "Star Born" by Andre Norton

Exercise in the open air is essential. "The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English" by R. V. Pierce

He liked the open air and the stir and movement and color of the grand-stand crowds. "Never-Fail Blake" by Arthur Stringer

Usage in poetry
Beside a window's open arch,
In the calm evening air
All lonely sits a stately girl,
Graceful and young and fair.
"Alexander And Zenobia" by Anne Bronte Author object (43)
A spirit is singing a song somewhere,
As I go out to my work—
Singing aloud in the open air
And wherever echoes lurk.
"A Spirit Is Singing A Song" by Alexander Anderson
The church-yard lies on a woody hill,
But open to sun and air:
It seems as if the heaven still
Were looking and smiling there.
"Robin Hood's Flight" by James Henry Leigh Hunt Author object (328)
At once the cross-lace open'd wide,
They felt the rushing air!
But that mail was hollow as the grave,
Nor form, nor body there ....
"The Prophecy Of Merlin" by Anne Bannerman
Love is the rain, and love is the air,
Love is the earth that holdeth fast;
Love is the root that is buried there,
Love is the open flower at last!
I thank thee, Love all round about,
That the eyes of my love are looking out.
"Love Is Home" by George MacDonald Author object (244)
The pillow's low, the quilt is warm, the body smooth and peaceful,
Sun shines on the door of the room, the curtain not yet open.
Still the youthful taste of spring remains in the air,
Often it will come to you even in your sleep.
"Spring Sleep" by Bai JuYi Author object (75)