Outpost - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈaʊtpəʊst|  American pronunciation of the word outpost
Brit.  |ˈaʊtpəʊst|  British pronunciation of the word outpost

noun

- a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
- a settlement on the frontier of civilization
- a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

Extra examples

The city was established as a military outpost in the 1800s.

...the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under...

Word forms

noun
singular: outpost
plural: outposts
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