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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 Later this year, Karma, which also has spaces in Chelsea and Los Angeles, will open an outpost on White Street in Tribeca. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026 The café also has an outpost at Bogotá’s El Dorado airport for one last cup before leaving the city. — Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026 According to Marmalade Cafe’s website, the chain’s original outpost opened in Santa Monica in 1990. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 That study was based at a facility called the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, an outpost about the height of the Eiffel Tower. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outpost

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Noun

The drone downed Tuesday in Lithuania fell near the village of Pratkunai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The drone downed in Lithuania on Tuesday fell near the village of Pratkūnai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Liudas Dapkus, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 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

As a result, plans need to be made to deal with the logistics of several celestial vehicles taxiing and docking at the port and eventually at a permanent moon settlement.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
Sonil Jain, Co-founder of Sowtex and ReMaterial, noted that for a fabric exporter trading with Russia, Brazil, or the UAE, there were many possible benefits, including cheaper, faster B2B settlements without dollar-clearing fees destroying margins.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of settlement

Noun

Castellón To the north, Castellón unfolds as a mountainous marvel where medieval citadels, golden beaches, and tiny fishing villages create a landscape of contrasts, with the scent of citrus perfuming the air.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
One night, a cockroach breaches his citadel, and Pratt swiftly dispatches it.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of citadel

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Set the scene The drive into the hamlet of Amenia, where Troutbeck is located, sets you up quite nicely for what’s to follow.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The novel that will form the basis of Reacher’s now-in-production fifth season, 2015’s Make Me, finds Reacher visiting a midwestern hamlet called Mother’s Rest because the town’s name intrigues him.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hamlet

Noun

Delane injured his shoulder while being tackled on the interception, an ailment that cost him time in training camp.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Ditka has been losing contemporaries since July of 1964, when Willie Gallimore’s Volkswagen swerved and rolled, killing Gallimore and Bo Farrington in a training camp tragedy.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of camp

Noun

Furnishings are modular with Italian flair—not only did the bed in my suite appear to hover above the ground, but the headboard, bedside tables, and bed base were made entirely from one piece of white leather.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Three miniature pressure sensors sit at the base of each whisker.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of base

Noun

The garrison’s enormous flag was waving on its flagpole, some 90 feet high—a clear signal that the American fort had survived the Battle of Baltimore.

— Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 11, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
The latest flare-up revives memories of the 1982 war that killed hundreds on both sides, but today a far stronger British garrison, modern jets and naval patrols make any new conflict far riskier.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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