outer boundary
- noun
:
límite exterior
- Once there, the procession walked as close as the roads would allow to the outer boundary of the sector.
Examples
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As Commission Vice Chairman Bill Gradison put it, "The huge price tag of at least $67 billion, including acute healthcare, lies beyond the outer boundary for serious discussion of healthcare plans in the future" (Pepper Commission, 1990).
Academic text (1991) -
So what I'm walking in this along this outer boundary and I'm looking what is the distance to this end point?
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Within the outer boundary, displays of group-specific music, dance, food, and crafts simultaneously maintained the cultural integrity of individual groups.
Academic text (1991) -
The immediate use of this information is to help APHIS, which oversees the ALB eradication program, establish the outer boundaries of its quarantined areas, as well as predict the direction and rate of spread from infestations in New York and Chicago.
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The outer boundary of the property is marked by a tall fence.
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To protect the ecosystem, we must establish the outer boundary of the nature reserve.
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The architect designed a fence that follows the outer boundary of the garden.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Outer part of an object that forms a border, often sharp
738
1.4
The edge or border of an area beyond which you cannot go
271
4.1
The outer edge of a shape or area and the total length of that edge
232
3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
224
1.1
An edge around something like a picture or rug used to make it look nicer
132
5.8
A line or limit that shows the edge of an area
96
1.0
The outer edge of a round object like a cup or wheel
45
5.1
The limits of an area or subject
33
3.6
Area along the edge of something like a field or page
31
4.0
The outer edge of a place or area, often away from the center
27
6.5
The outer edge of an area, group, or idea
2
6.8
The farthest edge of an area or place
2
3.2
A limit that shows how far something reaches
2
3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
How Far
232
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the outermost limit or edge' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'outer' (external) with 'boundary' (edge/limit); the adjective+noun composition yields the expected interpretation. This is a common, cross-linguistically regular pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Outer boundary comes from a simple picture: outer means the far edge and boundary means a line or limit, like a fence around a field that shows where the field ends. So, it means the far 'edge' that shows how big something is.