OUTPOST

outpost

(noun) a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

outstation, outpost

(noun) a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outpost (plural outposts)

A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.

The body of troops manning such a post.

An outlying settlement.

(chess) A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.

Anagrams

• opt-outs, opts out, out-tops, outtops, puttoos, stop out, stopout, tops out

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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