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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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Riva has so far opened outposts in Monaco, Venice, Saudi Arabia, Paris, and, of course, Italy, but this marks the yard’s first venture in Spain.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
They are also being sold in its outposts in Brazil and in select markets in Latin America and in the Caribbean.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
The vibrant new paintings all around us in his Long Island City studio are on view this summer, at Zwirner’s London outpost.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 5 June 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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