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outpost
has definitions from the field of military
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[ noun ] a settlement on the frontier of civilization
Synonyms Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)In 1819 grasshoppers again destroyed the crop at `` the Forks '' ( Fort_Douglas ) and in December 1819 , twenty men left Fort_Daer for the most northerly American outpost at Prairie_du_Chien . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
Synonyms Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)It was from the American outposts that Red_River shortages of livestock were to be made good . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (military) a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)You could hear them from our outpost . Related terms |
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