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outpost

[out-pohst] / ˈaʊtˌpoʊst /
NOUN
remote station
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Israeli media reported that damage was caused to four buildings in an outpost near the Israeli settlement of Itamar, in the north of the occupied West Bank, as a result of a missile interception.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Kronstadt is the main outpost of the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Over the weekend, Israel announced that it had recaptured the outpost, built around 1137.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Israel abandoned the fortress as part of the disengagement with Lebanon and blew up the military outpost there before leaving.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

They trusted their assessment of risk so much that they moved the scientists’ outpost even closer to the mountain.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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