NOUN | location | outpost, outstation | a station in a remote or sparsely populated location |
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group | outpost, frontier settlement | a settlement on the frontier of civilization | |
artifact | outpost | a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops |
Sounds | aw'tpow.st | |
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Rhymes | almost ... westernmost: 30 rhymes with owst... |
Meaning | A station in a remote or sparsely populated location. | |
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Synonym | outstation | |
Broader | post, station | The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand |
Spanish | avanzada, base extranjera, estación remota, puesto avanzado | |
Catalan | post avançat |
Meaning | A settlement on the frontier of civilization. | |
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Synonym | frontier settlement | |
Broader | colony, settlement | A body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland |
Spanish | acuerdo fronterizo, avanzada, puesto fronterizo |
Meaning | A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops. | |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Broader | military post, post | military installation at which a body of troops / troops is stationed |
Spanish | fortificación, presidio, puesto avanzado, puesto | |
Catalan | post avançat |
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