perimeter
noun/pəˈrɪmɪtə(r)/
/pəˈrɪmɪtər/
- the outside edge of an area of land
- Guards patrol the perimeter of the estate.
- a perimeter fence/track/wall
Extra Examples- Many of the offices are located on the perimeter of the site.
- The gunman did not breach the security perimeter around the White House.
- The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.
- There's a small shop on the perimeter of the camp.
- They demonstrated just outside the perimeter of the embassy.
- We walked around the perimeter of the prison.
- There is a 15-foot perimeter fence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inner
- outer
- northern
- …
- establish
- form
- mark
- …
- fence
- fencing
- wall
- …
- along the perimeter
- around the perimeter
- round the perimeter
- …
- (mathematics) the total length of the outside edge of an area or a shape
- Find the area and perimeter of the following shapes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inner
- outer
- northern
- …
- establish
- form
- mark
- …
- fence
- fencing
- wall
- …
- along the perimeter
- around the perimeter
- round the perimeter
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek perimetros, based on peri- ‘around’ + metron ‘measure’.
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