Definition of "city limits" []

• The limits of the area occupied by a city or town (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Explain to our gun-happy populace that anyone firing a weapon inside the city limits for any reason will be in serious trouble."
• "North Street, the city limits at the period of the story, is present-day Houston Street."
• "Monica was about fifteen miles from Brentville, within the city limits of the capital of New York State."