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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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the most arduous element was the journey itself, up to this outpost in north-east England.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Last year, the county broke ground on a $37 million shelter in Santee, which will give staff and officers a new, modernized outpost to house animals and get dispatched to calls throughout the county.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Construction on the Boerne outpost, located off I-10, is finally underway after a decades-long battle with the city council.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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