perimeter wall

collocation in English

meaningsofperimeterandwall

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perimeter
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈrɪm.ɪ.tər/us
/pəˈrɪm.ə.t̬ɚ/
the outer edge of an area of land or the border ...
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wall
noun
uk
/wɔːl/us
/wɑːl/
a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or ...
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(Definition ofperimeterandwallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The carpenters' shop extended not only to theperimeterwallbut beyond it.
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The new flagpole was fixed to the inward side of theperimeterwall.
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One possibility might be that we strengthen theperimeterwall.
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On the first three occasions he climbed through windows or trap-doors in the roof and scaled theperimeterwall.
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Just after 8 pm a dog patrol discovered a hole in an inner security fence and a makeshift ladder leaning against theperimeterwallbeyond.
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Can he say whether at the time when this escape took place there was a 24-hour patrol around theperimeterwall?
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I am satisfied that the security of theperimeterwallis as good as it can be.
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Theperimeterwallis not quite high enough to keep out some of the gentlemen who were being discussed in the previous debate.
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It is an open borstal, so that it has noperimeterwall, no bars and no bolts.
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So it would be unrealistic for us to imagine that by building a largeperimeterwallwe shall keep all the women protesters out of the base.
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All that remains of the old hospital are theperimeterwalland the main gates which have a memorial plaque attached to them.
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The city was surrounded by aperimeterwallof rammed earth.
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The cemetery is in the shape of an oval, with aperimeterwallof local limestone, a memorial with chapel, and some supporting buildings.
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A number of lighthouse keepers cottages and store buildings are located near to the lighthouse, with the complex surrounded by aperimeterwall.
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Some ruins remain, such as aperimeterwalland some of the houses where guards used to stay.
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There seem to have been three entrances in thisperimeterwall, which is about 350m long.
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The park is protected by aperimeterwallfor a length of 9.5 km.
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The construction of theperimeterwallcould not be completed before sunrise and still stands incomplete.
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Aperimeterwallis being built around the premises as well.
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In 1909, maintenance work began and aperimeterwallwas added around the site.
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