- border outpost
- small town located on a boundary
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
border outpost
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Border outpost — For other uses, see Outpost. A border outpost[1], border out post[2], border observation post[3] or BOP[4][5] is an outpost maintained by a sovereign state on its border, usually one of a series placed at regular intervals, to watch over and… … Wikipedia
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border — [n1] outermost edge, margin bound, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, confine, end, extremity, fringe, hem, limit, line, lip, outskirt, perimeter, periphery, rim, selvage, skirt, trim, trimming, verge; concepts 484,827 Ant. center,… … New thesaurus
border — I noun ambit, borderland, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, circumjacence, confine, contiguity, edge, edging, end, enframement, extremity, flange, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, ledge, limit, line of demarcation, marge, margin, outline … Law dictionary
outpost — index border, frontier, periphery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
outpost — [out′pōst΄] n. 1. Mil. a) a small group stationed at a distance from the main force in order to prevent an enemy surprise attack b) the place or station occupied by such a group c) any military base away from the home country 2. a settlement on a … English World dictionary
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