outpost
Collocations
4ADJ.
deep, lawless, nearest, old, remote, soviet
VERB + OUTPOST
evacuated, explore, guarding, rest
OUTPOST + NOUN
communism, earnings, middle
PREP.
in, in, on, within
Definitions
noun
A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.
The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.
The body of troops manning such a post.
Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.
An outlying settlement.
Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.
On March 9, 1903, an extension, 50 miles in length, was opened from Letterkenny to the remote outpost of Burtonport, a small township on the shores of the Atlantic in the far north-west corner of Co. Donegal, running through some of the wildest and bleakest parts of the country.
A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.
WiktionarySgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.
WiktionaryBeyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.
WiktionaryIn a lawless outpost deep within the desert, everybody wore football shoulder pads and mohawks.
Tatoeba · #717969Cuba is the nearest outpost of Soviet communism.
Tatoeba · #3149373Sami was in a remote mountain outpost.
Tatoeba · #6571920