Definition of "outer space" []

• Any region of space beyond limits determined with reference to the boundaries of a celestial body or system, especially: (noun)
• The region of space immediately beyond Earth's atmosphere. (noun)
• Interplanetary or interstellar space. (noun)

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• "Yet, according to the speedometer, they were still racing through outer space at well over eleven thousand miles per hour."
• ""You know, Tom, the peace and quiet of outer space is going to come as a welcome relief after the goings on around here," Bud said to his pal as they stretched out in their beds."
• "Thought came back from outer space and lodged again earthily in my brain."