border
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- B1
The line where one country or area ends and the next one begins.
The night train waited at the border for almost an hour.
Two wide rivers form a natural border between these neighbouring states.
Their family farm lies four kilometres south of the border.
Heavy snow closed the mountain road near the border yesterday.
Common collocations: cross the border · the border between · on the border · close the border · border control
Part of: Countries and nationalities, Landscape, Directions
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- B2
If one country or area borders another, it lies right next to it and the two touch along a line.
Which states border the lake on its northern shore?
Our region borders three other countries along a long mountain range.
The school grounds border a quiet wood full of birds.
Common collocations: border a country · border the sea · border on
Part of: Countries and nationalities, Landscape
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
A narrow strip along the edge of something, often added to make it look nicer.
The tablecloth has a narrow blue border with tiny printed flowers.
She sewed a red border along the bottom edge of the curtain.
Each photograph was printed with a thin white border around it.
Common collocations: a narrow border · a decorative border · a white border · border pattern
Part of: Materials, Shapes and sizes, Clothes