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 Castaic Sports Complex, also under a mandatory evacuation order, is being used as a fire command post. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 At Will Rogers State Historic Park, near the Palisades Fire command post, several deer were seen making their way up a hill. NBC News, 18 Jan. 2025 Recent strikes utilizing the rocket launcher include a strike in Kursk that killed six people on December 20, and an attack on a command post in Zaporizhzhia that killed three high-ranking Russian officers on December 27. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 The hikers called the emergency services, and Mr. Nazari was then airlifted to a command post to be evaluated by paramedics. Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 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 1 Feb. 2025.

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