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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Around the perimeter are sturdy bronze rings for sturdy servants to carry it.
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Robert Taylor, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Pup tents were set up in the center; pop-up tents housing food and medic stations ringed the perimeter.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
When asked by the radio broadcast crew about Rutgers’ focus on keeping Young out of the lane, Scott said that strategy encouraged Maryland to shoot from the perimeter.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2024
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said four inmates escaped through the perimeter fence of the Tangipahoa Parish Jail during recreation time in the jail yard.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 27 May 2024
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Robert Taylor, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Pup tents were set up in the center; pop-up tents housing food and medic stations ringed the perimeter.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
When asked by the radio broadcast crew about Rutgers’ focus on keeping Young out of the lane, Scott said that strategy encouraged Maryland to shoot from the perimeter.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2024
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said four inmates escaped through the perimeter fence of the Tangipahoa Parish Jail during recreation time in the jail yard.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 27 May 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 11 Jun. 2024.
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