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Noun: outpost  'awt,powst
  1. A station in a remote or sparsely populated location
    - outstation
     
  2. A settlement on the frontier of civilization
    - frontier settlement
     
  3. (military) a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

Derived forms: outposts

Type of: colony, military post, post, settlement, station

Encyclopedia: Outpost

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