From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoutbuildingout‧build‧ing /ˈaʊtˌbɪldɪŋ/ noun [countable] TBBa building near a main building, for example a barn or shed a farmhouse with a few outbuildings
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outbuilding• The ranch house, corral and outbuildings have been restored and contain exhibits, photographs and period furniture.• Every shed and garage and outbuilding had been searched.• Any farm outbuildings or their contents or any liability for domestic employees engaged for farm work are excluded.• This advice also works for decks, gazebos and other outbuildings.• In the outbuildings scattered in the farmstead, workers store supplies, build the products and pack them for shipping.• The outbuilding used as a mortuary was round the back.• He's the local landowner - those fields at the back of these outbuildings are part of his estate. 