v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Perambulated p. pr. & vb. n. Perambulating. ] [ L. perambulatus, p. p. of perambulare to perambulate; per through + ambulare to walk. See Per-, and Amble. ] To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing; specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of a town or parish, by walking over the whole line. [ 1913 Webster ]