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
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.
• 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
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
