frontier

UK /ˈfɹʌntɪə/ US /fɹʌnˈtɪɹ/

name 5noun 3verb 2

Definitions

noun

The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.

the frontier of civilization

There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from Alor Star.

The most advanced or recent version of something; the leading edge.

Near-synonyms: vanguard, state of the art

the frontier of solid state electronics

An outwork of a fortification.

thou hast talk'd. Of sallies and retires, of trenches, tents, Of palisadoes, frontiers, parapets

verb

To live as pioneers on frontier territory.

To place on the frontier.

now that it is no more a Border, nor frontiered with Enemies, why should such Privileges be any more continued?

name

An unincorporated community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States, located on the Canadian border.

A city in North Dakota.

An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wyoming.

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A rural municipality on the US border in south-west Saskatchewan, which includes the village; in full, the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19.

Collocations

(noun.) border between countries

ADJ

common

The two nations signed a treaty to protect their shared frontier from illegal smuggling.

eastern, northern, etc.

The northern frontier between the two countries has been heavily guarded for decades.

Franco-Spanish, Hispano-French, Spanish-French, French, etc.

VERB + FRONTIER

cross

Refugees crossed the frontier illegally to escape the conflict in their country.

control, defend, guard

Soldiers guard the frontier to prevent illegal border crossings.

FRONTIER + NOUN

controls, post

guard

area, province, region, town, zone

line

PREP

across the ~

Soldiers were stationed at checkpoints to monitor anyone crossing across the frontier.

along the ~

Small villages dot the landscape along the frontier between the two countries.

at the ~

The customs officers stopped us at the frontier to check our passports.

on the ~

Soldiers patrolled on the frontier to prevent illegal border crossings.

over the ~

Smugglers regularly transport goods over the frontier at night to avoid detection.

~ between

The border patrol officers checked documents at the frontier between the two countries.

~ with

The border dispute occurred along the frontier with Turkey, affecting local communities on both sides.

(noun.) border between what we know and do not know

ADJ

final, new

VERB + FRONTIER

explore

Early explorers were eager to explore the western frontier in search of new opportunities.

advance, push back

Medical researchers have advanced the frontiers of cancer treatment through their groundbreaking discoveries.

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Example Bank

the frontier of civilization

Wiktionary

There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from Alor Star.

Wiktionary

From time to time the coaches of the Lötschberg Railway itself, which in comfort and décor can rank with the finest in Europe today, travel far from the frontiers of Switzerland on through workings su

Wiktionary

now that it is no more a Border, nor frontiered with Enemies, why should such Privileges be any more continued?

Wiktionary

Many families left to make a new life on the frontier.

Tatoeba · #274796

Many families went west to make a new life on the frontier.

Tatoeba · #274797

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