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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Centre Pompidou has inked a partnership deal with Málaga, Spain’s city council that will allow its outpost in the coastal town to remain open there through 2034.
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News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2024
The Dutch were the European power in the region and had founded New Amsterdam, their outpost on lower Manhattan Island, fifteen years before.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The residence, which spans 12,500-square-foot across five floors, is located within the Aman New York Hotel, the luxury hospitality group’s only East Coast outpost.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2024
Driving the news: The Northeast Philly outpost is open from 5am-11pm before shutting its doors for the last time after 45 years.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 9 July 2024
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News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2024
The Dutch were the European power in the region and had founded New Amsterdam, their outpost on lower Manhattan Island, fifteen years before.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The residence, which spans 12,500-square-foot across five floors, is located within the Aman New York Hotel, the luxury hospitality group’s only East Coast outpost.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2024
Driving the news: The Northeast Philly outpost is open from 5am-11pm before shutting its doors for the last time after 45 years.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 9 July 2024
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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