outpost
🇺🇸
/ˈaʊtpəʊst/
🇬🇧
/ˈaʊtpəʊst/
noun
R
A small place where soldiers stay away from their main group to watch what the enemy is doing.
The soldiers at the outpost kept a close eye on the enemy's movements.
R
A small town or group of buildings far away from other places, like the last part of a country before it gets lonely and empty.
The outpost was the last sign of civilization before the vast, empty desert.
translation
A small place where soldiers stay away from their main group to watch what the enemy is doing.; A small town or group of buildings far away from other places, like the last part of a country before it gets lonely and empty.
Word Forms
Plural
outposts