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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Participants from the community, Travail with Us employees, clients and supporters will walk the perimeter of the park twice and then gather for a balloon release in memory of those who lost their lives due to complications from sickle cell disease.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Make sure to calculate any matting that may run the perimeter of the cover.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Close said that Kneepkens played one of her best defensive games in the win over Minnesota, but that her length playing as a wing has opened up the UCLA defense to guard the perimeter all season.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
The Soldiers worked the ball around the perimeter and Timber Creek’s Laila Allen fired a 3-pointer that rimmed off long and into the hands of Horizon’s Zoe Corjay on the other side of the court.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Make sure to calculate any matting that may run the perimeter of the cover.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Close said that Kneepkens played one of her best defensive games in the win over Minnesota, but that her length playing as a wing has opened up the UCLA defense to guard the perimeter all season.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
The Soldiers worked the ball around the perimeter and Timber Creek’s Laila Allen fired a 3-pointer that rimmed off long and into the hands of Horizon’s Zoe Corjay on the other side of the court.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
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“The perimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20perimeter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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