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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In Zamora province near the Portuguese border, more than 20 ground and aerial units guarded the perimeter of the Fermoselle fire against flare-ups in the rugged Arribes del Duero landscape. — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Chris Johnson forces and recovers a fumble on a run by Ollie Gordon that reached the perimeter. — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Hig spends his days tooling around in an old Cessna, looking for supplies, survivors or signs of life, trying to stay ahead of scavengers known as Reapers, when he is drawn outside the perimeter and finds Cima (Margaret Qualley). — David Faris, TheWeek, 30 July 2026 The king was said to have walked the perimeter at dusk and, like Ser Criston Cole, did not wear his mail hauberk. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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