command post

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 On November 19, a Russian armament depot in the country’s Bryansk region was hit with what the Russian defense ministry claimed was an ATACMS, and two days later a command post reportedly hosting North Korean generals was hit by Storm Shadow missiles in Russia’s Kursk region. Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024 They are supposed to be able to fly and protect its occupants from missile attack or even the shock waves of nuclear blast, while still giving the president a flying command post in the case of such an emergency. Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025 On Friday, Ukraine's forces conducted a strike that reportedly hit a command post in the Kursk city of Rylsk. Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 What To Know On Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote in an update posted on that its forces had conducted a high-precision strike on a Russian command post near Novoivanovka, a village in the Kursk Oblast. Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for command post
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base
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  • The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is following a similar path, opening a second headquarters in Leeds to be closer to the North’s growing health innovation base.
    Kath Mackay, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Fox’s lips were painted in a gray-nude glossy shade, a neutral choice to complement her pale, even-toned base.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 July 2025

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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/command%20post. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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