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 team piled sandbags around the perimeter for protection.
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The Spurs have so many interchangeable parts that Harper could end up playing any or all of the perimeter positions and even some at power forward.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Maybe only spray around the perimeter of your house for ant problems.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The Spurs have so many interchangeable parts that Harper could end up playing any or all of the perimeter positions and even some at power forward.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Maybe only spray around the perimeter of your house for ant problems.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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 16 May. 2026.
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