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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After noticing disconsolate tourists wandering the perimeter, Taskinen proposed installing a café on the ground floor and restoring the building’s four spacious apartments into modest but comfortable rooms filled with Artek furniture.
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Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Police helped secure the perimeter around the building and alerted the Gary Police SWAT team.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Wilcox was escorted via a scenic route around the perimeter of the property until an officer ushered him into the caddie barn.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Point guard Milos Uzan probed the perimeter but couldn’t find an opening and passed to guard LJ Cryer at the top of the key.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Police helped secure the perimeter around the building and alerted the Gary Police SWAT team.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Wilcox was escorted via a scenic route around the perimeter of the property until an officer ushered him into the caddie barn.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Point guard Milos Uzan probed the perimeter but couldn’t find an opening and passed to guard LJ Cryer at the top of the key.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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