All 13 Uses of
perimeter
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Langdon had once walked the Louvre's entire perimeter, an astonishing three-mile journey.†
Chpt 3 *
- The dot moved outside the perimeter of the building.†
Chpt 17-18
- The signal seemed to shudder for a moment, and then the blinking dot came to an abrupt stop about ten yards outside the perimeter of the building.†
Chpt 17-18
- Collet was already radioing the agents outside, pulling them off the Louvre perimeter and sending them to their patrol cars in pursuit, all the while broadcasting the truck's changing location like some kind of bizarre play-by-play.†
Chpt 17-18
- Now that the guards are leaving the perimeter, we can get out of here.†
Chpt 17-18
- I can't get my men back to the perimeter for a few minutes, and I don't want Langdon breaking for an exit.†
Chpt 27-28
- Well, nobody on the perimeter saw her leave either.†
Chpt 27-28
- Hedging his bets, he ordered half of his men back to the Louvre perimeter.†
Chpt 27-28
- For an instant, Sophie seemed to consider taking the shortcut across the rotary by plowing straight ahead, through the median's perimeter hedge, and bisecting the large circle of grass in the center.†
Chpt 31-32
- His eye traced the curvature of the chamber's pale stone perimeter, taking in the carvings of gargoyles, demons, monsters, and pained human faces, all staring inward.†
Chpt 83-84
- Westminster Abbey was a tangled warren of mausoleums, perimeter chambers, and walk-in burial niches.†
Chpt 97-98
- Entering the narrow, low-hanging walkways that bordered the courtyard perimeter, Langdon felt the familiar uneasiness he always felt in enclosed spaces.†
Chpt 97-98
- Turning, he felt his feet again tracing the invisible path of the ancient Rose Line, carrying him across the courtyard to the Carrousel du Louvre—the enormous circle of grass surrounded by a perimeter of neatly trimmed hedges—once the site of Paris's primeval nature-worshipping festivals… joyous rites to celebrate fertility and the Goddess.†
Chpt 105
Definition:
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(perimeter) the outer edgeThe exact meaning of perimeter can depend upon its context. For example:
- "Stay inside the defensive perimeter." -- the outer edges of the area that is defended
- "It is common on the city's perimeter." -- the outer edges of the city
- "What is the perimeter of the square?" -- the sum of the length of the sides of a geometric shape