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Grenzposten

border post, frontier checkpoint

noun GRENTS-pos-ten Rare
Travel & Places Landmarks

Usage Note

Grenzposten is the building or guard station at a national border crossing. After Germany's Schengen membership, many former Grenzposten now stand abandoned or have been converted into tourist rest stops as curiosities of Cold War history.

Examples

"Der ehemalige Grenzposten steht heute als Museum, das an die Teilung Deutschlands erinnert."

Natural Translation

The former border post stands today as a museum that commemorates the division of Germany.

Literal Translation

The former border post stands today as a museum that on the division of Germany reminds.

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