outpost
outpost definition
out·post (-pōst′)
noun
- Mil.
- a small group stationed at a distance from the main force in order to prevent an enemy surprise attack
- the place or station occupied by such a group
- any military base away from the home country
- a settlement on a frontier or border
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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