All 3 Uses of "perimeter" in "Change of Heart, by Picoult"

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All 3 Uses

perimeter
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Change of Heart, by Picoult
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I'd like to tell him that even though I carpeted the room years ago and turned it into a guest bedroom, I still do not walk across it, but instead tiptoe around the perimeter when I have to go inside.†

perimeter = the outer edge
Someone sent the National Guard down to patrol the perimeter of the prison and keep the peace, but no one could shut them up.†
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On the day before Shay's execution, when Grace arrived, I excused myself and wandered into the courtyard between buildings, along the massive perimeter of the circus tent.†

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(1) (perimeter)
the outer edge
The 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
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)