All 3 Uses of "perimeter" in "Flags of Our Fathers"

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perimeter
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Flags of Our Fathers
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The Pacific Ocean thundered against its westernmost perimeter.†
Chpt 5. *

perimeter = the outer edge
Only two miles of beach on the entire perimeter was suitable for an assault.†
Chpt 6.
The boys on the perimeter ducked under the lethal salvos; shrapnel was a fickle friend.†
Chpt 9.

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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)