Definition of Delimit
to measure or set physical boundaries
Examples of Delimit in a sentence
After the conflict broke out in Yugoslavia, world leaders came together to delimit boundaries and break the region into individual countries. 🔊
Napoleon sent out stealthy scouts to delimit the scope of the areas he wished to conquer and estimate the number of soldiers necessary to succeed. 🔊
The property appraiser walked from one side of the property to the other in order to delimit and estimate the total square feet. 🔊
After WWI, the Treaty of Versailles was written to delimit new boundaries between territories and to create new countries. 🔊
Rulers in the Baltic region came together to delimit which parts of each of their countries could be used to build a new pipeline and which areas were off limits. 🔊
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