outpost
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- IPA /ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/
Noun
outpost noun
- A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.“The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.”
- The body of troops manning such a post.“Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.”
- An outlying settlement.“Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.”
- A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.
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outstationfrontier settlementfortstrongholdbastionbulwarkrampartsettleroutsourcerelocatestationpositionpointsforefrontbasedelocalise
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