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outpost definition

out·post (-pōst′)

noun

  1. Mil.
    1. a small group stationed at a distance from the main force in order to prevent an enemy surprise attack
    2. the place or station occupied by such a group
    3. any military base away from the home country
  2. a settlement on a frontier or border

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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