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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Drones provided real-time aerial views of the mock protests, while mobile command posts allowed leaders from different agencies to track the action simultaneously and direct units on the ground.
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Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
The Flying Tiger Heritage Park is on the site of an old airfield in Guilin where Chennault once had his command post in a cave.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
What's more, Progress ships can refill propellant tanks inside the station's Russian command post, giving the outpost the ability to perform its own maneuvers when necessary.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Developed by the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), the network allows secure, real-time coordination across hypersonic vehicles, ground command posts, radar arrays, naval fleets, and satellite intelligence.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
The Flying Tiger Heritage Park is on the site of an old airfield in Guilin where Chennault once had his command post in a cave.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
What's more, Progress ships can refill propellant tanks inside the station's Russian command post, giving the outpost the ability to perform its own maneuvers when necessary.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Developed by the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), the network allows secure, real-time coordination across hypersonic vehicles, ground command posts, radar arrays, naval fleets, and satellite intelligence.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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