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outpost [ˈaʊtˌpəʊst] n
1. (Military) Military a. a position stationed at a distance from the area occupied by a major formation b. the troops assigned to such a position 2. an outlying settlement or position 3. a limit or frontier ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
outpost noun frontier, border, borderline, borderland a remote mountain outpost Translations n outpost [ˈautpoust] a distant place The island was an outpost of the nation. voorpos, buitepos نُقْطَةٌ أمامِيَّه، مَكان بَعيد преден пост výspa forpost der Ausleger, der Vorposten ακριτική περιοχή avanzada, puesto avanzado eelpost کوچگاه دور افتاده etuvartio avant-poste בָּסִיס מְרוּחָק सीमा चौकी udaljeno mjesto előretolt bástya tempat terjauh útvarðarstöð avamposto 最先端 전초지, 변경의 식민지 atoki vieta, užkampis priekšpostenis kota kara buitenpost forpost, utpost wysunięta placówka posto avançado avanpost отдалённое поселение výbežok oporišče udaljeno mesto utpost ด่านหน้า ileri karakol 前哨 аванпост دور کا مقام tiền đồn 前哨 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Without premeditation, without sorrow, without rejoicing, and almost without noticing it, I stepped into the very different atmosphere of "An Outpost of Progress. Readyville was an outpost of the Federal army at Murfreesboro; Woodbury had the same relation to the Confederate army at Tullahoma. Thus Constantinople was the Christian outpost of Europe. |
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