as in headquarters
the place from which a commander runs operations
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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Recent Examples of command post
By the first light of the next morning, search teams and an air ambulance went back to the command post and were able to recover the body of the victim, a 54-year-old man from Tennessee.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The system combines a command post known as the Fire Distribution Center, Raytheon’s AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel 3D radar, electro-optical and infrared sensors, and multiple missile launchers equipped with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Drones provided real-time aerial views of the mock protests, while mobile command posts allowed leaders from different agencies to track the action simultaneously and direct units on the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
The Flying Tiger Heritage Park is on the site of an old airfield in Guilin where Chennault once had his command post in a cave.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The system combines a command post known as the Fire Distribution Center, Raytheon’s AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel 3D radar, electro-optical and infrared sensors, and multiple missile launchers equipped with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Drones provided real-time aerial views of the mock protests, while mobile command posts allowed leaders from different agencies to track the action simultaneously and direct units on the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
The Flying Tiger Heritage Park is on the site of an old airfield in Guilin where Chennault once had his command post in a cave.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for command post
base
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The tree came in a large rectangular shipping box in three unfluffed sections with a metal base, no bag or cover.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
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Great Again base, hoping that poor public opinion of the president’s agenda will drag Ciattarelli down.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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