Frontier - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
Extra examples
They were sent on an expedition to explore the western frontier.
Lille is close to the frontier between France and Belgium.
Troops established a road block on the frontier.
The frontiers of political economy needed to be more carefully marked.
The intent of sending men hither was to protect the frontier inhabitants.
They had to endure the hardships of life on the frontier.
...the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier...
...a series of forts along the frontier...
...the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time...
...the pioneers faced the challenge of settling the frontier with unyielding courage...
...a frontier mining town that had few diversions other than the local bawdy house...
Man has advanced the frontier of physical science.
We are in the frontier West, the heartland of the American myth.
The geographical position of the frontier fluctuated with the fortunes of war (=the things that can happen during a war).
They didn't have permission to cross the frontier.
Word forms
singular: frontier
plural: frontiers
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