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- out|post [ `aut,poust ] noun count1. ) a military camp that is far away from the army2. ) a small town far away from other towns, usually where trading takes place
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Outpost — may refer to: Places: Outpost (military) Outpost (civilian) Outpost (Border) Outpost (human) Outpost Estates, Los Angeles, California, a canyon neighborhood Outpost Islands, Nunavut, Canada In entertainment: Outpost (1981 computer game), an… … Wikipedia
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outpost — out‧post [ˈaʊtpəʊst ǁ poʊst] noun [countable] a shop, office etc in a particular area that is part of a large organization; = BRANCH: • The company has outposts all over the world. * * * outpost UK US /ˈaʊtpəʊst/ noun [C] ► COMMERCE, WORKPLACE an … Financial and business terms
outpost — (n.) 1757, military position detached from the main body of troops, from OUT (Cf. out) + POST (Cf. post) (2). Originally in George Washington s letters. Commercial sense of trading settlement near a frontier is from 1802. Phrase outpost of Empire … Etymology dictionary
Outpost — Out post , n. (Mil.) (a) 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. (b) The troops placed at such a station. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outpost — index border, frontier, periphery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
outpost — ► NOUN 1) a small military camp at a distance from the main army. 2) a remote part of a country or empire … English terms dictionary
outpost — [out′pōst΄] n. 1. Mil. 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 … English World dictionary
Outpost — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Outpost – Zum Kämpfen geboren Originaltitel Outpost … Deutsch Wikipedia
