Definition of Outpost
Outpost
out·post
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a military post stationed separately from a main body of troops to protect it;
e.g. A small unit of soldiers were ordered to hold down the outpost located at the bottom of a steep mountain.
(noun)
the party of troops defending such an outpost, a military post stationed separately from a main body of troops;
e.g. He was part of the outpost of men stationed near the Taliban border.
(noun)
a secluded, outlying part of a country or settlement;
e.g. The village is the final outpost of civilization in the distant northern region.
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