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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The Romans used infantry, archery, and cavalry units from across the Roman Empire to defend this outpost.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2025
Now, as the group’s 10th Italian outpost, the hotel offers 71 guest rooms and suites, plus two restaurants, two bars, and a spa right in the heart of Milan’s fashion district.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The military order came just days after the Israeli cabinet approved the legalization and establishment of numerous settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, according to an Israeli source familiar with the matter.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Then, meander down King Street, popping in and out of the one-of-a-kind boutiques and name-brand outposts—like Marsh & Magnolia, Madison Mathews, and Sezane—along the way.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2025
Now, as the group’s 10th Italian outpost, the hotel offers 71 guest rooms and suites, plus two restaurants, two bars, and a spa right in the heart of Milan’s fashion district.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The military order came just days after the Israeli cabinet approved the legalization and establishment of numerous settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, according to an Israeli source familiar with the matter.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Then, meander down King Street, popping in and out of the one-of-a-kind boutiques and name-brand outposts—like Marsh & Magnolia, Madison Mathews, and Sezane—along the way.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outpost
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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