perimeter
/pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.təɹ/noun4 syllables
Perimeter means: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary.
Synonyms for perimeter4
noun, as in the size of something as given by the distance around it
circumference
What does perimeter mean?3
noun
1
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
2
the size of something as given by the distance around it
3
a line enclosing a plane areas
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Perimeter in a sentence
- The prison perimeter is denoted by a large fence.orcrist
- No unauthorised persons will be permitted inside the perimeter.morgyn
- Several people tried to break through the perimeter.AlanF_US
- Guards are patrolling around the perimeter of the base.CM
- Security of the perimeter was also ramped up drastically.Amastan
- Flavio was on the other side of the perimeter.Amastan
- Dmitri did a perimeter check around the tent and didn't see anything.Amastan
- Igor decided to scout the perimeter a little.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of perimeter
as a noun
- plural
- perimeters