Outpost synonyms

out'pōst'

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point of attack
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forward position
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position (related)
The manner in which a person or thing is placed or posed, or the manner in which parts are arranged [a dog in a sitting position]; specif., any of various customary postures assumed by an individual [the lotus position] or a couple [the missionary position]
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station
An official building from which police or firefighters operate.
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forward-line
(Soccer) Collectively, the attackers
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listening-post
Any strategic position or center for securing information or intelligence
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boundary (related)
Any line or thing marking a limit; bound; border
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enclave (related)
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fortress (related)
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stronghold (related)
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citadel (related)
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settlement
A center providing community services in an underprivileged area.
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frontier settlement
a settlement on the frontier of civilization
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vanguard
Vanguard is defined as the leading position in a movement.
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frontier
That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization.
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Outpost Sentence Examples

  • The " free "Frisians could not endure this Frankish outpost on their borders.

  • The value of Chitral as an outpost of British India may be best gauged by its geographical position.

  • For a long period it formed the frontier of the Roman empire; near Eining (above Regensburg) was Historical the ancient Abusina, which for nearly five centuries was the chief Roman outpost against the northern barbarians.

  • Its castle, built probably in Newmarch's time, or shortly after, was the most advanced outpost of the invaders in a wild part of Wales where the tendency to revolt was always strong.

  • During the latter part of the War of Independence Peekskill was an important outpost of the Continental Army, and in the neighbourhood several small engagements were fought between American and British scouting parties.

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