border post
ˈbɔːdə pəʊst
border post: place at a border for checking people and paperwork
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Noun

1.
border crossingUKplace at a border for checking people and paperworkUK
  • They stopped at the border post for inspection.
checkpoint
2.
guard stationTECH.military station located at a borderTECH.
  • The soldiers were stationed at the border post.
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  • border post: place at a border for checking people and paperwork
    place at a border for checking people and paperwork

Expressions with border

border onv.
touch or be next to something
The garden borders on the river..
border on the ridiculousv.
come very close to being absurd or completely unreasonable
Charging that much for water does border on the ridiculous.
south of the borderadv.
in or to a place south of a country's border
The birds migrate south of the border during winter.
border on insanityv.
be very close to being insane
His obsession with cleanliness borders on insanity.
border guardn.
official who monitors and controls entry at a border
The border guard checked passports diligently.
border townn.
town near a border between two countries
The border town was bustling with traders from both countries.

Expressions with post

post upv.
attach a notice to a surface
She will post up the schedule on the board.
post restanten.
postal service holding mail for recipient collection
She picked up her package from the post restante.
stick to one's postv.
keep doing your job even when things get tough
Despite the chaos, the nurse stuck to her post all night.
deaf as a postadj.
completely unable to hear anything
Even with his hearing aid, he's deaf as a post.
dumb as a postadj.
extremely lacking in intelligence or common sense
He stood there, dumb as a post, not understanding a word.
post no billsv.
prohibit putting up posters or notices on surfaces
The wall was marked with 'post no bills' to prevent graffiti.
relieved of one's postadj.
no longer holding a position or job
After the scandal, he was relieved of his post.
be left at the postadj.
feeling or showing that you have been beaten early in a contest
The be left at the post team looked discouraged after the first round.
be pipped at the postv.
lose by a very small amount at the end
She was pipped at the post in the final race.
post officen.
building for mailing letters and buying stamps
I went to the post office to mail a package.

Terms related to border post

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customsentrygateimmigrationinspectionpassportsecurityterminalbarracksbasecheckpointfort

Examples of border post in a sentence

  • They reached the border post at dawn.
  • They set up a new border post last year.
  • The border post was heavily guarded.

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  1. French:poste-frontière, poste frontière, ...
  2. German:Grenzposten, ...
  3. Italian:posto di frontiera, posto di confine, ...
  4. Spanish:punto de control fronterizo, puesto fronterizo, ...
  5. Portuguese:posto fronteiriço, ...
  6. Chinese:边境哨所, 边防站, ...
  7. Japanese:国境検問所, 国境の哨所, ...
  8. Arabic:نُقْطَة حُدُودِيَّة, مَوْقِع حُدُودِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:עַמְדַת גְּבוּל, מוּצָב גְּבוּל, ...
  10. Russian:пограничный пост, пограничная застава, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пост пропуску, прикордонна застава, ...
  12. Hindi:सीमा चौकी, सीमा स्टेशन, ...
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