command post

noun

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

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 About a week later, FBI agents arrested Bridges at a Fort Stewart command post, court records show. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024 One agent described how a lack of staffing in recent weeks resulted in a single Secret Service agent handling multiple jobs at a command post. Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024 Eight members of the Orange County Fire Authority’s Santiago hand crew were headed back to their command post in a transport truck, following a 12-hour shift battling the over-23,000 acre Airport fire in the Cleveland National Forest area. Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 24 Sep. 2024 Bob Wood's tiny church was turned into a state police command post. Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for command post 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of command post was circa 1918

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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.

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