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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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