Perimeter

//pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)//

"Perimeter" in a Sentence (11 examples)

The prison perimeter is denoted by a large fence.

No unauthorised persons will be permitted inside the perimeter.

Around the town's perimeter, the residents constructed a wall with four gates. Through the gates, roads led east, south, west and north.

The cops immediately scanned the perimeter.

Yanni decided to scout the perimeter.

The perimeter has been breached.

Several people tried to break through the perimeter.

How did you get past the perimeter?

Guards are patrolling around the perimeter of the base.

The zoo has submitted a plan to add perimeter fencing around the popular public venue to close all the gaps and reduce pedestrian entrances from 13 to three.

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In 1977, Papa Wemba decided to change the name of his housing tract, in the outskirts of Kinshasa, to Village Molokai,² of which he declared himself traditional chief. Then, within this perimeter, he advocated a clothing style that featured, among its distinctions, a beret, and that went along with a way of walking, talking, and behaving toward others.

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