outpost
Example Sentences
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With easy viewing to the summit of the volcano, yet down off its flanks and miles away from the erupting crater, Crandell established his team at this outpost.
From Literature
The base allows the U.S. to defend its interests quickly from the Pacific to the Middle East, and the outpost is essential for everything from logistics to parking U.S.
The U.K. last week granted approval for China to build its biggest diplomatic outpost in Europe in central London.
It also carries uncertainty for the U.S. troops at multiple outposts in northeast Syria.
Mr. Robb’s attunement makes him a master geographer of the oldest and newest forms of life on a “sodden, self-aggrandizing island outpost.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
