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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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 June 2026
Some of the new settlements approved recently are retroactive legalizations of tiny outposts, while others are neighborhoods of existing settlements.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
The collection includes Prana by Atzaró, Indonesia’s premier exclusive-use phinisi sailing yacht, and Atzaró Okavango, the brand’s first safari outpost, which opened in Botswana’s Okavango Delta in 2024.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Some of the new settlements approved recently are retroactive legalizations of tiny outposts, while others are neighborhoods of existing settlements.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpost. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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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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