outskirt

Plural: outskirts

Noun

• An outlying area or region, especially of a city or town.
• a part of the city far removed from the center
  • "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
• A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

Verb

• To surround as an outskirt.

Examples

• He often placed less valuable words on the OUTSKIRT of the Scrabble board to save high-value spots.
• Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.

Synonyms

fringe