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outpost

[out-pohst] / ˈaʊtˌpoʊst /
NOUN
remote station
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The other, Mestersvig, is a military outpost now used by the Danish special forces’ Sirius Dogsled Patrol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

We drove past an undeveloped beach—no facilities, just a handful of people taking a dip—and up to a viewpoint where there was a military outpost containing one soldier and his dog.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Customers at the first L.A. outpost of coffee chain Blank Street appreciate the shop’s signature drinks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Madrid had rushed security personnel and equipment to the North African outpost that it has run for centuries.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Cornelis van Sommelsdijk, the castle’s absent lord, had helped establish a Labadist outpost across the ocean in South America: a lush, dangerous place called Surinam.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

He joined other hilltop boys, finding purpose over the years living at outposts and acting as a self-appointed protector of the land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Israeli military said on Thursday it had sent forces to the area a second time, overnight, and dismantled two outposts, detaining one Israeli.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

The Israeli military said security forces dismantled two illegal outposts set up by settlers near the villages of Qusra and Jalud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Since they will be limited by the few resources they brought from Earth, anything they find on the moon will help them basically live off the land, especially for longer-term missions or outposts."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Parts of Greenland, Ireland, Scotland, and Scandinavia have the same rocks as the eastern United States—are, in effect, ruptured outposts of the Appalachians.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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