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 company is launching with outposts in LA, New York City, Miami, Mexico City, Bogotá and Buenos Aires.
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Peter White, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Among those that have called it quits in recent months are the bicoastal Clearing; LA’s Blum, which also closed its Tokyo outpost; and, in New York, Venus over Manhattan, the decades-old Tilton Gallery, and the nonprofit Canal Projects.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 Nov. 2025
The Dubai outpost adds to a network of 20 flagships mainly scattered across summer destinations — such as Portofino, Capri, Saint-Tropez, Ibiza and Mykonos — and to a distribution footprint of 400 doors in more than 40 countries.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
The circumstances, though, that left Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams at the rival orbital outpost were much different.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Among those that have called it quits in recent months are the bicoastal Clearing; LA’s Blum, which also closed its Tokyo outpost; and, in New York, Venus over Manhattan, the decades-old Tilton Gallery, and the nonprofit Canal Projects.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 Nov. 2025
The Dubai outpost adds to a network of 20 flagships mainly scattered across summer destinations — such as Portofino, Capri, Saint-Tropez, Ibiza and Mykonos — and to a distribution footprint of 400 doors in more than 40 countries.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
The circumstances, though, that left Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams at the rival orbital outpost were much different.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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