Boundaries
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).
Contemporary Examples
The Gregory Brothers and the Rise of the Remix Video Jackie Snow February 3, 2011
What the Stars Hold for Your Week Starsky + Cox July 7, 2011
The Last Erotic Massage Arianne Cohen May 20, 2009
Sacha Baron Cohen and the Top 8 Saddam Hussein Spoofs The Daily Beast Video January 20, 2011
Too Soon? Jokes That Get People Fired Lloyd Grove March 15, 2011
Historical Examples
Louisa Of Prussia and Her Times Louise Muhlbach
A Treatise on Parents and Children George Bernard Shaw
Digging for Gold R.M. Ballantyne
Phaedo Plato
The Romance of a Great Store Edward Hungerford
noun (pl) -ries
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
n.
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