Border
Border noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.
State line and border are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State line" instead a noun "Border".
State line
State line noun - The boundary between two states.
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Synonyms for State line
Border and state line are semantically related. You can use "Border" instead a noun phrase "State line".
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Jackson is at least 120 miles from the Mississippi-Alabama border, and further from the Mississippi-Tennessee state line.
Source: Artistic License Geography -
Run for the Border: The Hatburns make it over the state line just ahead of the posse that's chasing them.
Source: Film / Tol'able David - In a Run For The State Line variation, the ex-military father of Tank uses his World War II Sherman tank to free his son from the corrupt Georgia sheriff who'd framed him for drug dealing, then drives it to the Tennessee border where the governor has promised they'll all get a fair trial.
Source: Run for the Border
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