outpost

noun

Definition of outpostnext
1
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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2
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 Step Back Irro is also trying to sell Somaliland as an economic opportunity rather than simply a strategic outpost. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Marchesi 1824, the historic Milanese pasticceria Prada Group acquired in 2014, has operated its Galleria outpost here since September 2016 and will be subsumed into the larger Prada complex. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026 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 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 See All Example Sentences for outpost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
  1. village
  2. barracks
  3. settlement
  4. citadel
  5. hamlet
  6. camp
  7. base
  8. garrison
Noun
  • Residents were evacuated from 85 homes in the village of Whelford near the base on Sunday, and army bomb-disposal experts used a robot to examine three white vans.
    — ALASTAIR GRANT, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Now a charming village, with its traditional church with prominent spire overlooking the town and the old clock tower converted into a wonderful mussel and fish restaurant.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 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
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The settlement allows colleges to directly pay athletes a share of up to 22% of the average Power conference athletic media, ticket and sponsorship revenue.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of settlement
Noun
  • And yet Trump wants to turn the White House and an outpost on the Potomac into similar citadels, with little regard for why America’s capital city was named for one of its greatest examples of unadorned republican virtue.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of citadel
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  • Uniting a mouthwatering younger pedigree talent package, the down-the-decades drama series is freely inspired by tragic events which took place at the remote mountain hamlet of Tor in the high Pyrenees.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But the couple were happy in their little cottage in the small hamlet of Lee-on-the-Solent, which Leigh decorated in her famously romantic style.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hamlet
Noun
  • On Tuesday afternoon, an Israeli airstrike in the Jabaliya refugee camp north of the Gaza Strip killed one and injured several others, Gaza's Health Ministry said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • And Thunberg, who in January 2025 visited the Sahrawi camps with Lamin accompanying and translating for her, spoke plainly about what must change and called out the media for its silence.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of camp
Noun
  • Recent polling suggests Nixon is a longshot to win, and Moody has the advantages of incumbency, far more money and the luxury of a state voter base heavily weighted toward Republicans.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Chocolate Chip Cannoli Dessert Dip has a cream cheese and ricotta base with vanilla and chocolate chips.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 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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