Perimeter

Definitions

1. The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
2. The length of such a boundary.
3. The outer limits of an area.
4. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
5. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

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Examples

“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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