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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Steiner Studios and the New York City Economic Development Corporation broke ground on an outpost in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and construction is underway on Sunset Pier 94 on the far West Side of midtown Manhattan.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The outpost comes amid Salomon’s North America expansion, which includes a total of four brick-and-mortar shops with another shop expected to open by year’s end.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
At Jacob Lake Inn, personnel manager Melinda Rich Marshall, whose family opened the remote outpost in 1923, told me that — in addition to owning the only gas station or restaurant for many miles — their business has taken responsibility for maintaining the region’s water infrastructure.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
It’s slated to open just two months after Under Canvas Yosemite, the first outpost in California, on April 16, 2026 (a property that was originally supposed to open in 2020 but was pushed back to 2025, and now 2026).
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The outpost comes amid Salomon’s North America expansion, which includes a total of four brick-and-mortar shops with another shop expected to open by year’s end.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
At Jacob Lake Inn, personnel manager Melinda Rich Marshall, whose family opened the remote outpost in 1923, told me that — in addition to owning the only gas station or restaurant for many miles — their business has taken responsibility for maintaining the region’s water infrastructure.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
It’s slated to open just two months after Under Canvas Yosemite, the first outpost in California, on April 16, 2026 (a property that was originally supposed to open in 2020 but was pushed back to 2025, and now 2026).
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 24 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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