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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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
The location is also home to the first outpost of Café Utopia Drei Berge, the culinary offshoot of the luxurious Swiss mountain retreat Drei Berge Hotel that Touhami bought and revamped last year out of his passion for mountains and hiking.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
In early October, a video surfaced of Ukrainian and Russian troops fighting close to the Black Sea outpost west of Crimea.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Of the seven people aboard the orbital outpost, Hague is now among four Americans who will be in space during the election, which also includes Don Pettit, who arrived with two Cosmonauts in September, and Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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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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