outpost
out·post
noun \ˈau̇t-ˌpōst\Definition of OUTPOST
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
- an American outpost in Africa
- The city was established as a military outpost in the 1800s.
- a remote outpost of the old British Empire
First Known Use of OUTPOST
1757
Rhymes with OUTPOST
almost, at most, bedpost, compost, crown roast, doorpost, endmost, foremost, French toast, gatepost, glasnost, goalpost, gold coast, Gold Coast, guidepost, headmost, hindmost, impost, inmost, king post, lamppost, midmost, milepost, outmost, pot roast, provost, queen post, rearmost, rib roast, riposte, seacoast, signpost, Slave Coast, sternmost, sternpost, topmost, upcoast, upmost, utmost
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