From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Boundary \Bound"a*ry\, noun; pl. {Boundaries} [From {Bound} a limit; cf. LL. bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.] That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.
But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries of the skies. --N. Cotton.
That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth and Meath. --Macaulay.
Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our thoughts. --Locke.
Syn: Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge; confines; precinct.
Usage: {Bound}, {Boundary}. Boundary, in its original and strictest sense, is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something [syn: {bound}, {bounds}]
2: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: {edge}, {bound}]
3: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: {limit}, {bounds}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
171 Moby Thesaurus words for "boundary": Thule, Ultima Thule, ankle, articulation, balustrade, barrier, bisector, bitter end, border line, bordering, borderline, borders, bottom dollar, bound, boundary condition, boundary line, bounding, bounds, bourn, break boundary, breakoff point, butt, butt end, caesura, caudal, ceiling, cervix, circumscription, clinch, closure, coastal, colon, comma, compass, conclusive, confine, confinement, confines, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, continence, coupling, cutoff, cutoff point, deadline, definitive, delimitation, determinant, determinative, determining, diameter, discipline, divider, division line, dovetail, elbow, embrace, end, endmost, equator, eventual, extreme, extremity, fag end, farthest, farthest bound, fence, final, finish, floor, fringing, frontier, frontiers, gliding joint, halfway mark, hedge, high-water mark, hinge, hinged joint, hip, interface, join, joining, joint, jumping-off place, juncture, knee, knuckle, last, limbic, limen, liminal, limit, limitation, limiting, limiting factor, limits, line, line of demarcation, link, littoral, low-water mark, lower limit, march, marginal, mark, mete, miter, moderation, mortise, neck, nib, partition, pause, perimeter, period, pivot, pivot joint, point, polar, pole, precincts, prescription, proscription, purlieus, qualification, rabbet, rail, railing, restrain, restriction, rimming, scarf, seam, semicolon, shoulder, skirting, start, starting line, starting point, stitch, stone wall, stop, stub, stump, suture, symphysis, tag, tag end, tail, tail end, target date, term, terminal, terminal date, terminating, terminative, terminus, threshold, tie rod, time allotment, tip, toggle, toggle joint, ultimate, union, upper limit, wall, weld, wrist
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
BOUNDARY, noun In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other.
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Boundary -- U.S. County in Idaho Population (2000): 9871 Housing Units (2000): 4095 Land area (2000): 1268.806171 sq. miles (3286.192758 sq. km) Water area (2000): 9.401069 sq. miles (24.348657 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1278.207240 sq. miles (3310.541415 sq. km) Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16 Location: 48.758435 N, 116.373036 W Headwords: Boundary Boundary, ID Boundary County Boundary County, ID
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