outer perimeter

collocation in English

meaningsofouterandperimeter

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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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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 ofouterandperimeterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofouter perimeter

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A series of paths with seats at intervals provides a continuous walkway around theouterperimeterof the ditch.
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Reports indicate that he was hit while planting explosives on theouterperimeterwall of the complex.
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Theouterperimeteris secured by a double line of fencing with rolled barbed wire on the ground in between the fences.
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Once through the wall, he broke into a sewage pipe, crawled through it, emerged into a field beyond the prison'souterperimeter, and vanished.
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The loss of the post office means that people now have to go to theouterperimeterof the village for post office services.
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If the staff knew that theouterperimeterwas secure, they would not need to be so conscious of security.
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That is why they brought things that belonged to their children to hang on theouterperimeterfence of the base.
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They would be subjected, first, to theouterperimeterfighter interception.
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Around theouterperimeterof the 6ft wall is a small fence made with chicken wire.
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The military guards are concerned mainly with the security of theouterperimeter, and have taken steps to prevent the bringing of arms into the camps.
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There were previously about 11 piles that potentially might damage the site, and all of these are to be removed to theouterperimeterof the theatre.
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The stadium was so crowded that the announcer was compelled to ask spectactors to move their feet from theouterperimeterof the track.
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Only two soldiers survive, crash-landing in theouterperimeterof the facility.
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Four giant screens lined theouterperimeterof the stage, on three sides.
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The lazy river is three-feet deep and makes a circuit around theouterperimeterof the park.
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The rocket landed inside the base'souterperimeter.
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These frames consist of a rectangular shapedouterperimeterwhich is divided into small individual inner panels.
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Theouterperimeteris nearly the same (3 inch vs. 3.5 inches) width as the support sill.
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Sreekovil has anouterperimeterof 160 feet and has three concentric walls.
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