frontier post
Territorial boundary checkpoint
A frontier post is a military or trading station located at the edge of settled territory, where civilization meets wilderness or foreign lands.
Such posts historically served as outposts for soldiers, traders, or government officials in remote regions: The cavalry was stationed at a frontier post in Montana.
The term evokes colonial expansion and territorial borders.
- military outpostRemote armed forces station
- wild westUnregulated, lawless environment
- sentryGuard on duty
- guard towerElevated post for sentries
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
garrison · caravanserai · customs house · customs officer · watchtower · checkpoint · toll booth · homestead · redoubt · no man's land · bastion · warehouse · barracks · supply depot · palisade · armory · trade route · patrol
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- historic sitesruins, historic site, basilica, monument, fortress
- Roman fortsfort, fortress, military camp, stone fort, wooden fort
- border crossingsborder checkpoint, border crossing, entry point, port of entry, customs house
- outpostsoutposts, outpost, forward base, forward bases, remote settlement
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, air force base