delimitation

Other forms: delimitations

Definitions of delimitation

1. noun

   a line that indicates a boundary
   synonyms: border, borderline, boundary line, mete

   examples:

   Green Line

   the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence

   Line of Control

   a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan

   types:

   circuit, circumference

   the boundary line encompassing an area or object

   fence line

   a boundary line created by a fence

   property line

   the boundary line between two pieces of property

   state boundary, state line

   the boundary between two states

   type of:

   bound, boundary, bounds

   the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something