All 3 Uses of
perimeter
in
BoneMan's Daughters
- We're going for the door as soon as we've established close-in perimeter.†
Chpt 26 *perimeter = the outer edge
- He rounded the car and stared at the camp's perimeter.†
Chpt 31
- He stopped halfway to the house and turned around, studying the perimeter.†
Chpt 32
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