limescommon nounverbcommon nounSyllable DecompositionlimesEtymologyexpandfrom Latin limes (road). The term originally referred to the border roads, then to the fortifications built there.Definition1. System of fortifications established along some of the borders of the Roman Empire.histoireexpandLe mur d'Hadrien, au nord de l'actuelle Angleterre est un limes.Anagramsmielsmiles