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outpost

out·post [ ówt pst ] (plural out·posts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. troops apart from main force: a small group of troops stationed at a distance from the main body of an army and assigned to guard a place or area

2. military base: a small military base in a remote area or different country

3. remote settlement: a settlement in unfamiliar territory or on a frontier

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