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Outpost

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Noun

1. outpost, outstation

a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

2. frontier settlement, outpost

a settlement on the frontier of civilization

3. outpost

a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Outpost

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noun
1. military
a. 
a position stationed at a distance from the area occupied by a major formation
b. 
the troops assigned to such a position
2. 
an outlying settlement or position
3. 
a limit or frontier

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Outpost

see synonyms of outpost
noun
1.  Military
a. 
a small group stationed at a distance from the main force in order to prevent an enemy surprise attack
b. 
the place or station occupied by such a group
c. 
any military base away from the home country
2. 
a settlement on a frontier or border

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Outpost

see synonyms of outpost
n.
1.
a. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from a main force to guard against surprise attacks.
b. The station occupied by such troops.
c. A usually small military base established in another country.
2. An outlying settlement.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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