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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Cheri Mossburg, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
The trio will spend about eight months aboard the station as members of the orbiting outpost's Expedition 73 and Expedition 74 missions.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Here, Farm Rio worked with local operator Sordo Madaleno Group to open its first Mexican outpost, and will stick with them for the two upcoming spaces.
—Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
La Reyna Azteca still has the Hampden outpost as well as two locations in Aurora.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 1 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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