boundary
something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
Also called frontier .Mathematics. the collection of all points of a given set having the property that every neighborhood of each point contains points in the set and in the complement of the set.
Cricket. a hit in which the ball reaches or crosses the boundary line of the field on one or more bounces, counting four runs for the batsman.: Compare six (def. 5).
Origin of boundary
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Other words for boundary
Other words from boundary
- trans·bound·a·ry, adjective
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How to use boundary in a sentence
What happened to true love knows no boundaries and all that?
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBy drawing boundaries against wrongful conduct, law provides a protective zone of freedom within those boundaries.
“Telling employees to stick to authorized legal boundaries is a good thing,” he said Wednesday when asked about the quote.
CIA Interrogation Chief: ‘Rectal Feeding,’ Broken Limbs Are News to Me | Kimberly Dozier | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou've said that the new run of Secret Six stories will push boundaries, especially around sex in comics.
Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’ | Rich Goldstein | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut it is a worrying claim nonetheless, one of many testing the boundaries of this new area of law.
Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights | Jay Michaelson | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I started for it once, but never even reached the western boundaries of New York.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonTobacco is found growing along the whole western sea-board of South America until we reach the northern boundaries of Patagonia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Virginia has parts of eight different river systems within its boundaries.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyIn a city lot courses and distances play a larger part in fixing the boundaries, and are more carefully defined.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAnd so people learned to stay on their own lands and mothers taught their children what the boundaries were.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
British Dictionary definitions for boundary
/ (ˈbaʊndərɪ, -drɪ) /
something that indicates the farthest limit, as of an area; border
cricket
the marked limit of the playing area
a stroke that hits the ball beyond this limit
the four runs scored with such a stroke, or the six runs if the ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground
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