northern boundary

collocation in English

meaningsofnorthernandboundary

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northern
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.ðən/us
/ˈnɔːr.ðɚn/
in or from the north part of ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition ofnorthernandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnorthern boundary

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The immediate site is a blank canvas of undulating farmland, the building being placed against thenorthernboundaryagainst the tree line.
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Thenorthernboundaryof the pull-apart structure is not defined by a large fault, probably because of lack of sufficient exposure in the northern part of the study area.
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The observations indicated that thenorthernboundaryof the forests could be regarded as linked to latitude, but that the distribution of plant species did not depend on the longitude.
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Itsnorthernboundaryis the sea, with wild life ranging from the grey seal to the gannet.
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In 1954 their neighbour on thenorthernboundaryinformed them that he was selling quite a large amount of land for building purposes.
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Thenorthernboundaryis composed of a number of mines which have extracted the coal and have proved its existence and also proved the difficulties.
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Thenorthernboundaryof the capital at this point should be the southern boundary of the motorway.
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I probably know his constituency almost as well as he knows mine, as thenorthernboundaryof my constituency is the southern boundary of his.
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I would point out that that leaves some 440 acres between the proposed road and thenorthernboundaryof the park.
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I happen to know that thisnorthernboundaryof the park was fixed by a very arbitrary line being drawn on a map.
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It was strung along thenorthernboundaryof each ranch.
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Effluent and industrial waste from factories located along the park'snorthernboundarycontaminate the park's surface and ground water systems.
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Toleure forms thenorthernboundaryof the municipality.
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At thenorthernboundarythe lower elevations of the reservoir are separated from the village by a strip of high ground.
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Thenorthernboundaryis kadalundi river and southern side with parappanangadi panchyath.
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This species and the red junglefowl overlap slightly along thenorthernboundaryof the distribution although the ranges are largely non-overlapping.
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Thenorthernboundaryis the only border in the township that does not follow a ridgeline.
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Some existing headstones are stacked by thenorthernboundary.
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This is thenorthernboundaryof third rail electrification.
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Achankovil river is flowing westwards through thenorthernboundaryof the village.
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