build out onto (something)

build out onto (something)

To expand or extend a structure or building into a certain area. Our neighbors had to get a permit to build out onto the undeveloped tract behind their house.

See also: build, out

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build out onto something

to extend a building onto a particular space. We can build out onto the adjacent lot after we purchase it. We built out onto the area over the old patio.

See also: build, out

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