Collocations for frontier - noun
1. (BrE) border between countries
ADJECTIVE
common
Neither country would guarantee the integrity of their common frontier.
Neither country would guarantee the integrity of their common frontier.
eastern,
northern,
etc.
There were very few border controls on the south-western frontier.
There were very few border controls on the south-western frontier.
Franco-Spanish,
French-Spanish,
etc.
VERB + frontier
cross
The army crossed the frontier in the middle of the night.
The army crossed the frontier in the middle of the night.
reach
control, defend, guard
The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.
control, defend, guard
The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.
PREPOSITION
across the frontier
The weapons were smuggled across the frontier.
The weapons were smuggled across the frontier.
along the frontier
an army grouping along the frontier
an army grouping along the frontier
at the frontier
There was an army checkpoint at the frontier.
There was an army checkpoint at the frontier.
on the frontier
people living on the German frontier
people living on the German frontier
over the frontier
They were forced to retreat back over the frontier.
They were forced to retreat back over the frontier.
frontier between
the frontier between India and Pakistan
the frontier between India and Pakistan
frontier with
France's frontier with Germany
France's frontier with Germany
2. (the frontier) the edge of land that is known
3. border between what we know and do not know
VERB + frontier
explore
Space is the final frontier for us to explore.
Space is the final frontier for us to explore.
advance,
expand,
extend,
open,
push back
The scientists' work will push back the frontiers of physics.
The scientists' work will push back the frontiers of physics.