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Boundary vs Bounder - What's the difference?

boundary | bounder |

As nouns the difference between boundary and bounder

is that boundary is the dividing line or location between two areas while bounder is something that bounds or jumps.

boundary

English

Noun

(boundaries)
  • The dividing line or location between two areas.
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  • *:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
  • (cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
  • (cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (a four) or 6 (a six) runs respectively for the batting team.
  • (topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.

    • Derived terms

    * boundary umpire * boundary rider

    Related terms

    * bound

    See also

    * border * confine * frontier * fladry

    External links

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    bounder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that bounds or jumps.
  • (UK, dated) A dishonourable man; a cad.
  • A social climber.
  • That which limits; a boundary.
  • (UK, obsolete, colloquial) A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet

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