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outpost

[out-pohst] / ˈaʊtˌpoʊst /
NOUN
remote station
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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The latest evacuation round in Baghdad leaves a small skeleton crew at one of the largest and most important U.S. outposts in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal

From our outpost behind the privy we could see Lester and Lloyd and Flopears standing around in the yard, throwing their pocketknives at the ground.

From Literature

It was as if Ba had brought us to some remote outpost.

From Literature

"Every day the settlers establish new outposts. We are not safe from them at all."

From Barron's

Last year JPMorgan Chase, America’s biggest bank, expanded its Dubai outpost, relocating bankers from London.

From The Wall Street Journal