entire perimeter

collocation in English

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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈtaɪər/us
/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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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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(Definition ofentireandperimeterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theentireperimeterof the area is residential and has been excavated.
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It is elaborately decorated as well, starting with a one-foot (30 cm) three-member molded baseboard running around the room'sentireperimeter.
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Large overhangs cover theentireperimeterof the building.
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The circuit still had boilerplate retaining walls, lacked catch fencing around theentireperimeter, lacked runoff areas, and was criticized for its roughness.
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It has an irregular plan with five sides, with a moat running along theentireperimeter.
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The earliest part of the village appears to be the outmost palisade wall that goes around theentireperimeter.
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The side chapels, in the form of niches all the same size (forty in all), run along theentireperimeterof the space.
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Its dimensions are impressive: it measures 2.14 meters high and spans theentireperimeterof the church, just below the ceiling.
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For the lake to exist there must be a hydrostatic seal along theentireperimeter, if the floating level is higher than the threshold.
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The interesting part of the fort is that its wall is completely intact and one can walk along itsentireperimeter(about 2 km).
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Almost theentireperimeterof the island is rocky but has three beaches of fine white sand.
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Oval tracks typically were constructed with reinforced concrete walls around theentireperimeterof the track (and along parts of all of the inside perimeters).
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There is hard standing around theentireperimeterof pitch, along with a turnstile block and a gate opening out onto the stadium car park for ambulance access.
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Plants bearing thorns, spines, or prickles are often used as a defense against burglary, being strategically planted below windows or around theentireperimeterof a property.
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The ceiling can therefore be conceived as an ice shelf that is grounded along itsentireperimeter, which explains why it has been called a captured ice shelf.
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An electric fence surrounds theentireperimeter.
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