the open air
noun
: a location not in a building : the outdoors
He hung his clothes out to dry in the open air.
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Today, the major navies of the world continually have submarines sailing beneath the waves on patrols lasting three months or longer without ever seeing the sun or stars or feeling the open air.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2024
Allie raced to her window, opened it the rest of the way, and started to crawl through, intending to fling herself out into the open air.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Many had been there for days, sleeping on the ground in the open air.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Plants grown in the open air photosynthesize atmospheric CO2, but electro-agriculture would require dedicated sources of the gas.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2024
Allie raced to her window, opened it the rest of the way, and started to crawl through, intending to fling herself out into the open air.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Many had been there for days, sleeping on the ground in the open air.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Plants grown in the open air photosynthesize atmospheric CO2, but electro-agriculture would require dedicated sources of the gas.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
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“The open air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20air. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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