metes and bounds
metes and bounds 地界 指以自然地理特征、人工建筑或界标为标志的地块边界。在普通法上，寡妇有权继承亡夫遗产，单独保有，即称依地界保有。在美国，地界说明常用于对不规则土地的丈量，以及政府测绘制度中。
METES AND BOUNDS
metes and bounds
metes and bounds (meets). The territorial limits of real property as measured by distances and angles from designated landmarks and in relation to adjoining properties. • Metes and bounds are usu. described in deeds and surveys to establish the boundary lines of land. — Also termed butts and bounds; lines and corners. See CALL(5). [Cases: