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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Gardner made the picture in early May 1868, at Fort Laramie, a remote military outpost in Dakota Territory along an overland trail.
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This Pascagoula favorite, which has since spawned two additional outposts, is best known for their overstuffed po’boys.
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Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
That’s what’s on offer at Parisian coffee shop Nuances, which invited architect Harry Nuriev to imagine its fourth outpost, in the Marais.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Gardner made the picture in early May 1868, at Fort Laramie, a remote military outpost in Dakota Territory along an overland trail.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
This Pascagoula favorite, which has since spawned two additional outposts, is best known for their overstuffed po’boys.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outpost
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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