the perimeter

noun

basketball

: the area on a basketball court that is not close to the basket

He scored from the perimeter.

Examples of the perimeter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mondon, a 2025 fifth-round pick, opened team drills with the second-team defense by sniffing out a run along the perimeter. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The assumption was that if the perimeter was secure, the business was secure. — Fran Rosch, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Some popular tourist destinations fall within the perimeter of the racing action and won't be accessible to visitors. — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

In a sport obsessed with scoring from the perimeter, her highlight reel, Williams’ claim to notoriety, lies almost entirely on her prowess as an elite defender, an impassable obstacle. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the perimeter

• calorimeter
• colorimeter
• polarimeter
• altimeter
• collimator
• delimiter
• dosimeter
• estimator
• lysimeter
• limiter