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
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The command post was stuck by around a dozen UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles and likely had Russian commanders, and possibly North Korean military officals (Defense Express). Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 The task force findings based on 23 interviews with local law enforcement officials and a review of thousands of pages of documents included: Inadequate planning and coordination between the Secret Service and local law enforcement officers, including the lack of a unified command post. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024 According to one Russian blogger, Wednesday’s target was a command post where Russian—and potentially North Korean—officers directed the 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops attacking the 250-square-mile salient that 20,000 or more Ukrainian troops hold in Kursk. David Axe, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 The command post is staffed with 80 people from more than a dozen agencies from the U.S. Capitol Police to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for command post 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of command post was circa 1918

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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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