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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Even though the Secret Service surrounds and protects the president, local authorities help secure motorcade routes and work on the perimeter.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Elsewhere, high pressure centered over the Southeast will keep dangerously hot and humid conditions in that region, but strong to severe storms along the perimeter of the high will remain possible across portions of the Plains, Midwest and even across portions of the East Coast.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 19 July 2025
Experts Agree: Links Golf Is The Best Golf Links golf, on the sandy coastal settings and the kind of geology found along the perimeter of Britain and Ireland, is widely considered the best kind of golf, period.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Witnesses said guards at the site used pepper spray after locking the gates, trapping people between the gates and the perimeter fence.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 July 2025
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Elsewhere, high pressure centered over the Southeast will keep dangerously hot and humid conditions in that region, but strong to severe storms along the perimeter of the high will remain possible across portions of the Plains, Midwest and even across portions of the East Coast.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 19 July 2025
Experts Agree: Links Golf Is The Best Golf Links golf, on the sandy coastal settings and the kind of geology found along the perimeter of Britain and Ireland, is widely considered the best kind of golf, period.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Witnesses said guards at the site used pepper spray after locking the gates, trapping people between the gates and the perimeter fence.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 July 2025
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 29 Jul. 2025.
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