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command post
noun
: a post at which the commander of a unit in the field receives orders and exercises command
Examples of command post in a Sentence
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
Recent Examples on the Web
Detroit police have set up a command post and sent additional officers to area to search for him.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
Officials set up a command post and one of the nearby homes was evacuated, Foster said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
But veterans of the United States’ wars say the number of enemy soldiers killed, or command posts destroyed, has proved a totally irrelevant fact and a deeply misleading measure of success in a military campaign.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu effectively admitted that Ukraine had taken advantage of vulnerabilities in the Black Sea Fleet during a visit to its command post.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
The biggest losses came in the center of the city from the heavy Russian aerial bombardment, said Shaman, 36, a commander of the 25th Separate Battalion, who was monitoring his units from a command post.
—Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Arredondo discarded radios, causing communication difficulties, the report said, and leadership at the scene did not establish command posts, so arriving personnel did not receive accurate updates.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024
Friday, police had set up a mobile command post at an apartment complex just south of the wooded area, with more than a dozen officers present.
—Jeff Amy, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
The division’s command post, essentially a folding table with four Humvees parked around it, was draped in camouflage netting that helps dampen electronic and thermal signatures.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1918, in the meaning defined above
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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