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Outpost

Outpost Meaning & Definition
Outpost Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Outpost?

[n] a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
[n] a settlement on the frontier of civilization
[n] a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

Synonyms | Synonyms for Outpost: frontier settlement | outstation

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See Also | colony | military post | post | post | settlement | station

Outpost In Webster's Dictionary

\Out"post`\, n. (Mil.) (a) A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy. (b) The troops placed at such a station.

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