English dictionary

outpost

/'/AU/t,p/oU/st/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

noun.location

Synonyms outstation

Source: WordNet 3.0
a settlement on the frontier of civilization

noun.group

Synonyms frontier settlement

Source: WordNet 3.0
a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy.

noun

Source: webster1913