the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard
Recent Examples on the WebYour heart pumps blood to the periphery of your body to cool down, eventually circulating it back to our hearts.—Kylie Mohr, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024 Its partially denuded scar is still visible on Bonita Creek’s forested periphery.—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024 For over half a century, Sudan’s military waged ugly wars in the nation’s distant peripheries, quelling rebellions by deploying ruthless militias.—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024 Detail levels at the periphery are average at f/5.6-8 (1,950 lines) and good at f/11 (2,200 lines).—PCMAG, 26 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for periphery
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Word History
Etymology
Middle French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Greek periphereia, from peripherein to carry around, from peri- + pherein to carry — more at bear
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