city limit

English

A sign marking the city limits

Noun

city limit (plural city limits)

1. (especially Canada, US, in the plural) The boundaries of a city.
2. (singular or plural) A point on the boundary of a city.

Usage notes

• Either "city limit" or "city limits" can appear on boundary signs, "city limit signs".

References

• city limits on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “city limits”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.