command post

noun

: a post at which the commander of a unit in the field receives orders and exercises command

Synonyms of command post

• headquarters
• base

Examples of command post in a Sentence

a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution

Recent Examples on the Web

Canyon County spent $114 at Costco on chips and pretzels, almost $100 on Domino’s pizza (food for the command post personnel) and $743 at Albertsons for sandwiches for responders, according to receipts obtained via a records request. — Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026

He was dispatched to the FBI’s interagency command post in Lower Manhattan in a 1940s brick building with heavy concrete floors and a parking garage. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

But old-school defenses still matter, too, including obstacles meant to stop tanks and command posts buried underground across the tiny nation. — Aaron MacLean, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

The battery is designed for military vehicles, deployable tactical power systems, mobile command posts, tactical shelters and deployable weapon systems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for command post

• diagnosed
• easternmost
• innermost
• lowermost
• milepost
• northernmost
• outermost
• rearmost
• southernmost
• uppermost
• uttermost
• westernmost