border control

noun

Measures taken by a state or a bloc of states to monitor its borders and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across the border.

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Meanings

nounborder control (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMeasures taken by a state or a bloc of states to monitor its borders and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across the border.

Translations

Afrikaans grensbewaking
  • grensbewakingregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Catalan control fronterer, control de fronteres
  • control frontererregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • control de fronteresregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Danish grænsekontrol
  • grænsekontrolregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Dutch grensbewaking, grenscontrole
  • grensbewakingregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • grenscontroleregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Finnish rajavalvonta
  • rajavalvontaregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
French contrôle frontalier, contrôle aux frontières
  • contrôle frontalierregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • contrôle aux frontièresregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
German Grenzkontrolle
  • Grenzkontrolleregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Greek συνοριακός έλεγχος, έλεγχος των συνόρων
  • συνοριακός έλεγχος (synoriakós élenchos)regulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • έλεγχος των συνόρων (élenchos ton synóron)regulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • έλεγχος συνόρων (élenchos synóron)regulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Icelandic landamæraeftirlit
  • landamæraeftirlitregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Indonesian pengawasan perbatasan
  • pengawasan perbatasanregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Italian controllo di frontiera
  • controllo di frontieraregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Norwegian grensekontroll
  • grensekontrollregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Portuguese controlo fronteiriço, controlo das fronteiras
  • controlo fronteiriçoregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • controlo das fronteirasregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • controle fronteiriçoregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • controle das fronteirasregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Spanish control fronterizo, control de fronteras
  • control fronterizoregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
  • control de fronterasregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Swedish gränskontroll
  • gränskontrollregulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border
Cite this entry
APA

border control. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20control

MLA

“border control.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20control. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “border control,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20control.

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