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border

US /ˈbɔrdɚ/

noun Core · B1 Du lịch & lưu trú

Definition

a line that indicates a boundary

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Trucks wait for hours at the border to cross into the neighboring country.

Synonyms

  • boundarya line or limit marking the extent of an area or operation
  • frontiera wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
  • edgethe boundary of a surface

Collocations

  • Easy cross the country border
    to cross the country border, meaning to travel across or pass over
  • Medium border control checkpoint
    to border control checkpoint, meaning to extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  • Hard cross-border commerce logistics
    a collocation phrase: cross-border commerce logistics
  • Very Hard border on the absurd
    to border on the absurd, meaning to extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

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