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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Along the perimeter were our tents, in a haphazard row, each one covered with blue tarp to keep out the fierce rain that sometimes seemed not to fall so much as blast horizontally across the face of the earth.
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Fox lays off Gilgeous-Alexander once beaten, and how Fox’s teammates all stayed home on the perimeter.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
In a battle on the perimeter, the Jayhawks’ defense prevailed.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
Any people already in residential buildings inside the perimeter should continue to shelter in place, the university said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Fox lays off Gilgeous-Alexander once beaten, and how Fox’s teammates all stayed home on the perimeter.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
In a battle on the perimeter, the Jayhawks’ defense prevailed.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
Any people already in residential buildings inside the perimeter should continue to shelter in place, the university said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 13 Dec. 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 16 Dec. 2025.
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