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
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Newsom’s lawyers also plan to call Sherman, as well as US Army official William B. Harrington to testify about the activities of Task Force 51, the command post activated to coordinate deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Fire crews were using a U.S. Border Patrol station in the area as an incident command post.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
In the air, the curvature of the earth limits the distance at which surveillance radar can track airborne command posts.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
By camouflaging among civilians—placing weapons, tunnels, and command posts in and under hospitals, schools, mosques, and apartment buildings—Hamas has committed an act of dehumanicide.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Fire crews were using a U.S. Border Patrol station in the area as an incident command post.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
In the air, the curvature of the earth limits the distance at which surveillance radar can track airborne command posts.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
By camouflaging among civilians—placing weapons, tunnels, and command posts in and under hospitals, schools, mosques, and apartment buildings—Hamas has committed an act of dehumanicide.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for command post
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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