the perimeter
noun
basketball
: the area on a basketball court that is not close to the basket
He scored from the perimeter.
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The ball rolled around the perimeter of the outfield fence.
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Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
Plans include expanding the perimeter at the RNC venue and creating buffer zones around events.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
Zoom out: Even outside the perimeter, the city seems eerily quiet, with an unexpected drizzle adding to the malaise.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 24 July 2024
The reach of my previously strong, reliably healthy, 33-year-old body reduced to the perimeter of a bed frame.
—Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
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Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
Plans include expanding the perimeter at the RNC venue and creating buffer zones around events.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
Zoom out: Even outside the perimeter, the city seems eerily quiet, with an unexpected drizzle adding to the malaise.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 24 July 2024
The reach of my previously strong, reliably healthy, 33-year-old body reduced to the perimeter of a bed frame.
—Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for the perimeter
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“The perimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20perimeter. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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