Meanings
- pluralplural onlyThe borders or limits of an area.
It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the former ownership.
1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77 - pluralplural onlyThe elements that restrain someone.
"I think that there comes a point where people begin to get bored within their own confines, so there is definitely an opportunity to encourage travel - even though it will be a different sort of arrangement than we've been used to in the past.
2020 December 2, Mark Phillips, “Rebuilding Rail in the 2020s”, in RAIL, page 46
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of confine
Translations
French confins
- confinsborders or limits of an area
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with confines
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