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Synonyms of outpost
1
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for outpost
2
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for outpost
- barracks,
- camp,
- cantonment,
- installation,
- laager
- [South African],
- leaguer,
- post
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The first known use of outpost was in 1720
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