LIMES


Meaning of LIMES in English

/luy"mees/ , n. , pl. limites /lim"i teez'/ .

1. a boundary, esp. the fortified border or frontier of a country.

2. ( cap. ) See Siegfried line .

3. an ancient Roman frontier fortification.

[ 1530-40; limes; see LIMIT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .