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outpost

[ out-pohst ]

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noun

a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack:
We keep only a small garrison of men at our desert outposts.
the body of troops stationed there; detachment or perimeter guard.
an outlying settlement, installation, position, etc.

outpost

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noun

military
1. a position stationed at a distance from the area occupied by a major formation
2. the troops assigned to such a position
an outlying settlement or position
a limit or frontier

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Word History and Origins

Origin of outpost¹

First recorded in 1750–60; out- + post ²

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The father-daughter bond slowly constructed over their journey from Boston to a medical outpost in Salt Lake City, Utah, barely holds together.

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He learned English at University High School in Westwood and began working in restaurants, rising from a dishwasher at Carl’s Jr. to a district operator overseeing 15 outposts for Baja Fresh.

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Up the hill, enveloped in a late-morning fog, were the barely there outlines of a new Israeli military outpost.

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In the desert outpost of Amboy, along Route 66 about 210 miles east of Los Angeles, a small team of workers sustains California’s most iconic nonfunctional lodging: Roy’s Motel and Cafe.

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Two tiny, remote Antarctic outposts populated by penguins and seals are among the obscure places targeted by the Trump administration's new tariffs.

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