noun
outpost
OWT-pohst
noun
1
A small military post set apart from the main force, or a remote settlement.
"The soldiers were stationed at a lonely outpost near the border."
"The trading post grew from a tiny frontier outpost into a full town."
How to Use Outpost
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small base or settlement set apart from the main group, often in a remote place.
Common pairings
remote outpost
military outpost
frontier outpost
Word Forms
outposts plural
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