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 Israeli cabinet approved the legalization and establishment of 19 settler outposts on December 11, according to an Israeli source familiar with the matter. —Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025

Most are in the UAE, with outposts of an EDITION hotel in Reykjavik, a golf course development in Spain, and a London convention center. —Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025

The Milanese headquarters will be flanked by an outpost in Paris expected to open in the second half of 2026. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025

In 2019, six years after launching the first Pushkin’s, the Turners opened another outpost in Roseville. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for outpost

• almost
• engrossed
• foremost
• hindmost
• impost
• inmost
• lamppost
• leftmost
• necrosed
• pancoast
• rightmost
• riposte

Kids Definition

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