outpost
1. a station in a remote or sparsely populated location (Freq. 1) • Syn: outstation • Hypernyms: post, station 2. a settlement on the frontier of civilization (Freq. 1) • Syn: frontier settlement • Hypernyms: colony, settlement 3. a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops (Freq. 1) • Topics: military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine • Hypernyms: military post, post
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