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bound

bound 1 : boundary usually used in pl. [metes and s] 2 : something that limits or restrains [within the s of the law] past and past part of bind vt : to form the boundary...

Perimeter

The outer boundary of a body or figure or the sum of all the sides

Moho

The boundary between the earths crust and the semiliquid mantle beneath It varies in depth from 3 miles beneath the surface at certain points in the ocean to over 25 miles under certain parts of continents

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Mear

A boundary See Mere

event horizon

the boundary surface surrounding a black hole from outside of which nothing inside can be observed because nothing inside that surface even light can escape beyond it See also black hole and escape velocity

abuttal

abuttal : a boundary of land with respect to other contiguous lands or roads by which it is bounded

Free-board, or freebord

Free-board, or freebord. The precise nature of free-board is not very clear, but it may be described as denoting certain rights enjoyed by the owner of an ancient park over a strip of ground, varying in...

accretion

the process or a result of growth or enlargement: as a : the increase or extension of the boundaries of land or the consequent acquisition of land accruing to the owner by the gradual or imperceptible action

survey

survey a property diagram that indicates legal boundaries, easements, encroachments, rights of way, improvement locations, etc. Surveys are conducted by licensed surveyors and are normally required

North Central

of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana Wyoming

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