outpost
noun
out·post
ˈau̇t-ˌpōst 
1
a
: a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise
b
: a military base established by treaty or agreement in another country
2
a
: an outlying or frontier settlement
b
: an outlying branch or position of a main organization or group
Examples of outpost in a Sentence
an American outpost in Africa
The city was established as a military outpost in the 1800s.
a remote outpost of the old British Empire
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 May 2025
China currently maintains two overseas military outposts, one located in Djibouti near the Red Sea and another located in Cambodia on the South China Sea, which opened last month.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Two years ago Miral built on this model with SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, the marine park brand’s first indoor outpost and the only one which isn't home to killer whales.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Many art world insiders privately wondered at Glimcher’s decision to open his own small outpost in Soho in 2022 — 125 Newbury — just after Pace had completed a sleek new eight-story flagship on West 25th Street in Chelsea in 2019.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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outpost
noun
out·post
ˈau̇t-ˌpōst
1
: a guard stationed at a distance from a military force or camp
2
: the position occupied by an outpost
3
: a settlement on a frontier or in a faraway place
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