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 practical locations used to portray the Thai outpost of the titular fictional resort chain, as well as many of the of the other settings, were spread across two islands, Koh Samu and Phuket.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Because the local chefs and restaurant owners won’t be operating the airport outposts themselves, Areas and High Flying Foods are obligated to follow the recipes provided them and to work collaboratively on training the employees.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
How ketamine therapy works in the brain A few months after that Google search, Jacintha and Lucy walked into the Northwest Ketamine Clinic’s Bellevue, Washington, outpost, where Lucy began the first of 12 ketamine infusion sessions, all administered in April and May of 2023.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The practical locations used to portray the Thai outpost of the titular fictional resort chain, as well as many of the of the other settings, were spread across two islands, Koh Samu and Phuket.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Because the local chefs and restaurant owners won’t be operating the airport outposts themselves, Areas and High Flying Foods are obligated to follow the recipes provided them and to work collaboratively on training the employees.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 17 Sep. 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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