Thesaurus results for OUTPOST

outpost

noun

Definition of outpost

as in village

a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains.

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as in barracks

a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost.

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Recent Examples of outpost Along these routes, the bulldozers piled up mounds to enclose fortified compounds, military outposts and detention facilities where Palestinians were interrogated and tortured. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Among those that have closed in LA include Blum, LA Louver, and the Box, while Tanya Bonakdar and Marian Goodman Gallery have closed their LA outposts. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026 Over the past four years, Yehuda Shaul, a co-founder of Breaking the Silence, told me, there has been a dramatic increase in isolated settler outposts, established illegally in Palestinian areas. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Getting here is a mission in itself—fly, ferry, and drive across bumpy roads to this archipelago outpost amid a fragile eco-system. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for outpost

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Noun

The strike targeted the IRGC Navy headquarters in the village of Zibakenar, on the Caspian Sea, according to local authorities cited by IRNA.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
The Barbarian and Archer Queen have joined forces and are recruiting you to help take the village — and his facial hair — back.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Definition of village

Noun

Another strike targeted a barracks for Iran’s 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, which operates tanks and armored vehicles, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian state television reported.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of barracks

Noun

Laelaps was sent to chase a fox that was terrorizing the Cadmea, a citadel.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

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Early life and education Wangchuk’s family was one of only five households in the alpine hamlet of Uleytokpo—about 44 miles (70 km) from the city of Leh in present-day Ladakh, then part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
The riverside hamlet of Tivoli, in upstate New York, has long been the cultural heart of the otherwise quiet town of Red Hook.

— Janet Mercel, Air Mail, 18 July 2026

Definition of hamlet

Noun

Here’s a look at some key position battles to follow throughout camp and the preseason, plus some players on the fringe who will need to stand out.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Rehab, 48, whose home was destroyed in a drone strike at a displacement camp in El-Obeid in June, said the past few weeks had been among the hardest since the war began.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of camp

Noun

One early stop involved the base of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California’s Alabama Hills, where Silbiger captured the photo that sparked the creative vision for her series.

— Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
And buildings with critical infrastructure like hospitals should have base isolation technology, which allows lateral movement without destruction in an earthquake.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of base

Noun

In the 15th century, the Incas established an important military garrison and administrative center here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Because these positions are often held by relatively small Ukrainian garrisons due to the challenges of resupply, Russian forces that reach the town in sufficient numbers are likely to capture it.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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