All 8 Uses
perimeter
in
Water for Elephants
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- They swerve and cross the length of the field, tour its perimeter, and then swing back around.†
Chpt 3 *perimeter = the outer edge
- All around its perimeter, eight-man sledge teams pound in stakes at breakneck speed.†
Chpt 3
- Drab, silent men hang all around the perimeter with hungry eyes.†
Chpt 9
- Afterward, seeking the company of animals, I enter the menagerie and tour the perimeter.†
Chpt 11
- Marlena dances around the ring's perimeter one more time and comes to a stop beside the smaller ball.†
Chpt 17
- Uncle Al stands at the perimeter of the cookhouse, snapping his fingers in the air.†
Chpt 22
- Although the stampede continues unabated, at least I know Marlena won't be trampled before I can navigate the perimeter of the tent.†
Chpt 22
- The lot is nearly empty, the outer perimeter defined by people and animals, all running as far and as fast as they can, expanding and dispersing like a ring on the surface of a pond.†
Chpt 22
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)