the perimeter

noun

basketball

: the area on a basketball court that is not close to the basket

He scored from the perimeter.

Examples of the perimeter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Thomson, Kuvshynova proposed filming footage at the perimeter line that Ukrainian defense forces were building in Kyiv along the highway to Irpin. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

In Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, smaller eddies and vortices near the perimeter feed the giant maelstrom in the center. — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

This week, walk the perimeter of your home and look at the gutters. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Fernández moves well for his size and is a versatile defender who can guard the perimeter in switches or by hedging ball screens. — Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the perimeter

• calorimeter
• colorimeter
• polarimeter
• altimeter
• collimator
• delimiter
• dosimeter
• estimator
• lysimeter
• limiter