Collocations for border - noun
1. line that divides two countries
ADJ.
open | closed | common
Poland has a common border with Germany.
Poland has a common border with Germany.
disputed
VERB + BORDER
arrive at, reach, stop at | cross, drive across/over, slip across/over
They slipped across the border at nightfall.
They slipped across the border at nightfall.
escape across/over, flee across/over | form, mark
A river forms the border.
A river forms the border.
draw (up), establish, fix | guard, patrol | open | close, seal
BORDER + NOUN
crossing, post | region, town | control, guard, troops | clash, dispute, war | raid | clash, incident, skirmish
PREP.
across/over a/the ~
to smuggle goods across the border
to smuggle goods across the border
along a/the ~
There has been fighting along the border.
There has been fighting along the border.
at/on a/the ~
We were stopped on the border.
We were stopped on the border.
on the ~ of
a farm on the border of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
a farm on the border of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
up to the ~
He drove us right up to the Russian border.
He drove us right up to the Russian border.
~ between/of
the border between Austria and Switzerland
the border between Austria and Switzerland
~ with
the border with Mexico
the border with Mexico
PHRASES
north/south of the border, one side/both sides of the border
There has been fighting on both sides of the border.
There has been fighting on both sides of the border.
2. decorative band/strip round the edge of sth
ADJ.
wide | narrow | decorative
VERB + BORDER
have
The tablecloth has a narrow lace border.
The tablecloth has a narrow lace border.
draw
PREP.
with a/the ~
a white handkerchief with a blue border
a white handkerchief with a blue border
~ around/round
She drew a decorative border around the picture.
She drew a decorative border around the picture.