What does "frontier" mean?
Frontier: (Fort.) An outwork. [Obs.] Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.
- 3.Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." W. Irving.
- 4.To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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