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- Dictionaryoutpost/ˈaʊtpəʊst/
noun
- 1. a small military camp or position at some distance from the main army, used especially as a guard against surprise attack: "troops in some outposts have surrendered"
- 2. a remote part of a country or empire: "a few scattered outposts along the west coast"
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a place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a government or company that is far away: a police / military / colonial outpost. a rare example of something that is disappearing: Free jazz has been described as the last outpost of modernism.
1. a. : a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise. b. : a military base established by treaty or agreement in another country. 2. a. : an outlying or frontier settlement. b. : an outlying branch or position of a main organization or group. Examples of outpost in a Sentence.
Outpost definition: a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack. See examples of OUTPOST used in a sentence.
a place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a government or company that is far away: a police / military / colonial outpost. a rare example of something that is disappearing: Free jazz has been described as the last outpost of modernism.
An outpost is a camp or station that's somewhat isolated. A military outpost acts as a guard or defense against an enemy's attack on the larger military force.
1. (Military) military. a. a position stationed at a distance from the area occupied by a major formation. b. the troops assigned to such a position. 2. an outlying settlement or position. 3. a limit or frontier.
a small town or group of buildings in a lonely part of a country. a remote outpost. the last outpost of civilization. See outpost in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: outpost. Definition of outpost noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
noun. 1. Military. a. a small group stationed at a distance from the main force in order to prevent an enemy surprise attack. b. the place or station occupied by such a group. c. any military base away from the home country. 2. a settlement on a frontier or border.
Outpost definition: a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack. See examples of OUTPOST used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'outpost' 1. An outpost is a small group of buildings used for trading or military purposes, either in a distant part of your own country or in a foreign country. [...] 2. An outpost is a small settlement or community that is situated in a remote part of a country. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'outpost'
