confines
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONFINES
[plural]
formal
:
the limits or edges of something
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He is probably somewhere within the confines [=(more commonly) borders] of the city.
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The children were told not to venture beyond the confines of the camp.
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There is no room for negotiation within the confines of this contract.
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the narrow confines of academia
