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noun
- 1. a small military camp or position at some distance from the main force, used especially as a guard against surprise attack: "troops in some outposts have surrendered"
- 2. a remote part of a country or empire: "a few scattered outposts along the west coast"
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a place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a government or company that is far away: a police / military / colonial outpost. a rare example of something that is disappearing: Free jazz has been described as the last outpost of modernism.
The meaning of OUTPOST is a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise. How to use outpost in a sentence.
a place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a government or company that is far away: a police / military / colonial outpost. a rare example of something that is disappearing: Free jazz has been described as the last outpost of modernism.
Outpost definition: a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack. See examples of OUTPOST used in a sentence.
An outpost is a camp or station that's somewhat isolated. A military outpost acts as a guard or defense against an enemy's attack on the larger military force.
Definition of outpost noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
outpost meaning: a small place that is far from large towns or cities, often where a government or company is…. Learn more.
outpost meaning, definition, what is outpost: a group of buildings in a place far from...: Learn more.
Outpost definition: a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack. See examples of OUTPOST used in a sentence.
An outpost is a small group of buildings used for trading or military purposes, either in a distant part of your own country or in a foreign country.
