All 3 Uses of
perimeter
in
The Remains of the Day
- He was clutching his attache case as usual and I could see he was strolling slowly along the path that runs the outer perimeter of the lawn, deeply absorbed in thought.†
Chpt 2m - *perimeter = the outer edge
- The pond is not a large one — a quarter of a mile around its perimeter perhaps — so that by stepping out to any promontory, one can command a view of its entirety.†
Chpt 2a -
- My footwear is not such as to permit me easily to walk around the perimeter — I can see even from where I now sit the path disappearing into areas of deep mud — but I will say that such is the charm of this spot that on first arriving, I was sorely tempted to do just that.†
Chpt 2a -
Definition:
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