Another word for outskirt

The periphery of a city or town.

• Often used in plural: edge

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• environs

  1. Surrounding area; vicinity
  2. The districts surrounding a town or city; suburbs or outskirts
  3. A surrounding area, especially of a city.

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  1. Surrounding area; vicinity
  2. The districts surrounding a town or city; suburbs or outskirts
  3. A surrounding area, especially of a city.

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• fringe

  1. A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.
  2. Anything like this
  3. A border or trimming of cords or threads, hanging loose or tied in bunches

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  1. A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.
  2. Anything like this
  3. A border or trimming of cords or threads, hanging loose or tied in bunches

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• skirt

  1. A flexible strip hanging from the base of an air-cushion vehicle.
  2. An outer edge; a border or margin:
  3. A spray skirt.

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  1. A flexible strip hanging from the base of an air-cushion vehicle.
  2. An outer edge; a border or margin:
  3. A spray skirt.

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• suburb

  1. A region made up of such districts
  2. The usually residential region around a major city; the environs.

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  1. A region made up of such districts
  2. The usually residential region around a major city; the environs.

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