Frontier
/frʌnˈtɪr/
A frontier is the line or area where our known world ends and wild, unexplored land begins, like the edge of your neighborhood before you get to a big, mysterious forest.
Examples
- The explorers traveled to the frontier to discover new lands and meet interesting animals.
- In science class, we learned about the frontier of space and the planets beyond Earth.
- My grandpa told me stories about the frontier when people were settling in the wild West.
Synonyms
border
edge
limit
boundary
front
Antonyms
center
middle
inside
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