border land
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Border \Bor"der\, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See Board, n., and cf. Bordure.]
1.The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink. [1913 Webster]
Upon the borders of these solitudes.— Bentham.[1913 Webster]
In the borders of death.— Barrow.[1913 Webster]
2.A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district. [1913 Webster]
3.A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish. [1913 Webster]
4.A narrow flower bed. [1913 Webster]
Border land, land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the border land of science.
The Border, The Borders, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent.
Over the border, across the boundary line or frontier. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary; confine. [1913 Webster]