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bound·a·ry

(boun′də-rē, -drē)

n. pl. bound·a·ries

1. Something that indicates a border or limit.

2. The border or limit so indicated.

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boundary

(ˈbaʊndərɪ; -drɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. something that indicates the farthest limit, as of an area; border

2. (Cricket) cricket

a. the marked limit of the playing area

b. a stroke that hits the ball beyond this limit

c. 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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bound•a•ry

(ˈbaʊn də ri, -dri)

n., pl. -ries.

1. something that indicates bounds or limits, as a line.

2. Math. 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.

[1620–30]

syn: boundary, border, frontier refer to that which divides one territory or political unit from another. boundary most often designates a line on a map; it may be a physical feature, such as a river: Boundaries are shown in red. border refers to a political or geographic dividing line; it may also refer to the region adjoining the actual line: crossing the Mexican border. frontier refers specifically to a border between two countries or the region adjoining this border: Soldiers guarded the frontier.

boundary

A line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas. See also airspace control boundary.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

border

– frontier – boundary

1. 'border'

The border between two countries is the dividing line between them.

They crossed the border into Mexico.

We stayed in a village near the German-Polish border.

2. 'frontier'

A frontier is a border with official points for people to cross, often with guards.

Only three thousand soldiers were guarding the entire frontier.

They introduced stricter frontier controls.

You talk about one country's border or frontier with another.

She lives in a small Dutch town a mile from the border with Germany.

Spain reopened its frontier with Gibraltar.

3. 'boundary'

The boundary of a region or area of land is its outer edge.

There are fences round the boundary of the National Park.

Be Careful!
Don't talk about the 'boundary' of a country. Instead you talk about its borders.

These changes will be felt beyond the borders of Turkey.

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boundary

When a batsman strikes the ball over the boundary of the field, scoring four runs. If the ball clears the boundary without bouncing, the score is six runs.

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Noun	1.	boundary - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something bounds, bound hairline - the natural margin formed by hair on the head frontier - an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary heliopause - the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete - a line that indicates a boundary bourn, bourne - an archaic term for a boundary district line - the boundary between two districts county line - the boundary between two counties city line - the boundary of a city edge, border - the boundary of a surface end - a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town" extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point demarcation, demarcation line, limit - the boundary of a specific area lineation, outline - the line that appears to bound an object surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" shoreline - a boundary line between land and water
	2.	boundary - a line determining the limits of an area bound, edge line - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point rim - the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object margin, perimeter, border - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary fringe, outer boundary, periphery - the outside boundary or surface of something brink, verge, threshold - a region marking a boundary upper bound - (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set lower bound - (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set thalweg - the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states
	3.	boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" limit, bound extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" knife-edge - a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity" absoluteness, starkness, utterness - the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections" heat barrier, thermal barrier - a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating level best, utmost, uttermost, maximum - the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" verge, brink - the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"

boundary

noun

1. frontier, edge, border, march, barrier, margin, brink Drug traffickers operate across national boundaries.

2. edges, limits, bounds, margins, pale, confines, fringes, verges, precinct, perimeter, extremities, outer limits the western boundary of the wood

3. limits, bounds, confines, threshold, parameters, outer limits extending the boundaries of press freedom

4. dividing line, threshold, borderline, cut-off point, line of demarcation the boundary between childhood and adulthood.

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boundary

noun

The line or area separating geopolitical units:

border, borderland, frontier, march, marchland.

Translations

حَد، خَط فاصِلحَدّ حَدٌّ

hranicerozmezíhod/bod za pomezní čáru

grænseskæl

Grenze Grenzlinie

όριο οριακός

límite frontera limite punto

raja

frontière limite confins

granica

mörk, takmörk, landamæriútfyrir; mark

limite frontiera fuori campo confine

境界

경계

riba

robeža

frontierăgraniţălimită

граница рубеж

hod za pomedznú čiarurozmedzie

meja

gränslinje

ขอบเขต

sınırbirkaç sekmede sınıra ulaştıran vuruşhudut

ranh giới

分界线界线边界

boundary

[ˈbaʊndərɪ]

A. N

1. (= border) → límite m
to make boundary changes (Brit) (Pol) → hacer cambios en las circunscripciones

2. (Cricket) → banda f

B. CPD boundary line N → límite m, frontera f
boundary stone N → mojón m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

boundary

[ˈbaʊndəri] n → frontière fboundary dispute n → différend m sur les limites de propriété, différend m de propriétéboundary fence n → clôture f

2 between two gardens etc

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

boundary

n → Grenze f; (Cricket) → Spielfeldgrenze f; to hit/score a boundary → den Ball über die Spielfeldgrenze schlagen/4 oder 6 Punkte für einen Schlag über die Spielfeldgrenze erzielen

boundary

Boundary Commission

n (Brit Pol) → Kommission f → zur Festlegung der Wahlbezirke

boundary line

n → Grenzlinie f; (Sport) → Spielfeldgrenze f

boundary mark

n → Grenzmal nt

boundary rider

n (Austral) Arbeiter, der die Grenzen des Weidelandes abreitet

boundary stone

n → Grenzstein m

boundary value

n (Math) → Randwert m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

boundary

[ˈbaʊnd/ərɪ] n → confine m

boundary

(ˈbaundəri) – plural ˈboundaries – noun

1. an often imaginary line separating one thing from another. the boundary between two towns.

2. (in cricket) a hit which crosses the boundary line round the field, scoring four runs or six runs.

boundary

→ حَدّ hranice grænse Grenze όριο límite raja limite granica limite 境界 경계 grens grense granica limite граница gränslinje ขอบเขต sınır ranh giới 边界

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There was too many bones in the--Bruno began, but Sylvie frowned at him, and laid her finger on her lips, for, at this moment, the travelers were waited on by a very dignified officer, the Head-Growler, whose duty it was, first to conduct them to the King to bid him farewell and then to escort them to the boundary of Dogland.

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He walked along the meadow, dragging his feet, rustling the grass, and gazing at the dust that covered his boots; now he took big strides trying to keep to the footprints left on the meadow by the mowers, then he counted his steps, calculating how often he must walk from one strip to another to walk a mile, then he stripped the flowers from the wormwood that grew along a boundary rut, rubbed them in his palms, and smelled their pungent, sweetly bitter scent.

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