demarcation

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There are occasional verbal exchanges between U.S. soldiers and their North Korean counterparts, often businesslike, at the Demarcation Line in the village.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

"Demarcation is important, because it is not only a social issue, but also a spiritual, traditional and cultural issue," said Jurandir Karai Djekupe, a Guarani Mbya leader from the north of São Paulo.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2023

Michael Wald, a wilderness guide, was paddling recently in Demarcation Bay on the Beaufort Sea coast.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2019

In the zone's alphabet-soup terminology, the actual border is called the MDL, or Military Demarcation Line.

From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2013

He entertained vague hopes of finding spice islands, or something worth having, in the western waters; and he wished to have the Line of Demarcation carried farther to the west.

From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by Fiske, John