border crossing

collocation in English

meaningsofborderandcrossing

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border
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɔː.dər/us
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/
a line that has been agreed to divide one country ...
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crossing
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ/us
/ˈkrɑː.sɪŋ/
a place where something such as a road, river, etc. can be crossed safely, or a place where a road and a railway meet and cross ...
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(Definition ofborderandcrossingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofborder crossing

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Are children being taught to be critical in their culturalbordercrossing, to exercise choice and to discern when democratic values are being undermined?
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On account of limited road networks linking the two colonies, by the time of independence in 1960 there were relatively few officialbordercrossingstations.
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Faster border checks for bona fide travellers can offset the impact onbordercrossingtimes resulting from an entry-exit system.
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Another issue highlighted in the report is the need to support the removal of practical obstacles tobordercrossingand customs clearance.
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Therefore, let us be realistic and create a strict control system comprising reasonable measures for a smoothbordercrossing.
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All freight and railbordercrossingpoints should now be closed, with limited and specific exceptions.
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But even so, the long waits imposed from time to time at thatbordercrossingare completely unjustified.
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We took soldiers off the streets and opened all thebordercrossingpoints.
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It has to take place within 200 yards of abordercrossing.
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This part also creates a new offence of bypassing closedbordercrossingpoints.
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The latter agreement will also encompass joint border patrols for the surveillance of the green border, that is between the authorisedbordercrossingpoints.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There are, however, 291 recognisedbordercrossingpoints, 98 of which are subject to closure orders.
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They do not include thebordercrossingareas.
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It is not difficult to tell whether the farmer is draining his field or is about to open abordercrossing.
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The military border would be perpetuated and armedbordercrossingpoints would continue to carry out passport control.
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