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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 The film follows a grieving mother who accidentally shoots a reclusive soldier in the Vermont wilderness and becomes trapped in his outpost. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Marianna Petridi Tinos is the island outpost of the Athens jewelry gallery, featuring a mix of jewelry, home décor, and ready-to-wear. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 Throughout the conflict, the Hmeimem air base and the Tartus naval base were key Russian military outposts in the eastern Mediterranean. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Elizabeth Mulholland is set to take on the role of senior director at David Zwirner Gallery’s Los Angeles outpost, according to ARTnews. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outpost

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Noun

Archaeologists unearthed Zosia, as the skeleton was nicknamed, from an unmarked burial site in 2022 near the village of Pień in northern Poland.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The rooms 76 hotel rooms and 65 residences are mixed together in houses that cluster to resemble an Algarvian village.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of village

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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

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Immigration lawyers have argued that the administration is detaining people longer than allowed by previous court settlements.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
That approach involves negotiating with creditors to agree on a lump-sum settlement that's less than the full amount that's owed.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of settlement

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At evacuation camps across Flores, children played under tarpaulin shelters while aid workers and volunteers provided psychosocial support alongside food and medical assistance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Chiefs camp videos show that Mahomes has progressed since then.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of camp

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Polyurethane covers the mesh base with a grid pattern, terracing and numerous acute angles including a series of arrows pointing toward the heel.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
The answer isn’t so simple, since the professional athlete owns a slew of properties, from a base in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia, to homes in Monte Carlo, Miami, New York City, Marbella, and beyond.

— Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of base

Noun

The order came months after Khan petitioned the court, asking to be transferred from a high-security prison in the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi to a hospital and to be allowed access to his personal physicians, family and lawyers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
For two weeks the fort’s garrison had watched Union ships tighten their control of Mobile Bay.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

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