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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The other question revolves around how the centers fare when guarding players of their stature who like to play more on the perimeter. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025 The weather and runway were safe for operation at the time, according to Hong Kong Airport Authority, and the cargo plane never signaled any issue before veering left halfway down the north runway and crashing through the perimeter fencing and into the sea. Clara McMichael, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025 In last season’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals, the Timberwolves badly needed another player who could handle the ball and be a threat to score on the perimeter. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Two were named publicly by family members on social media as having participated in the assault on Israel on October 7, when thousands of Palestinians breached the perimeter fence. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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