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OWTP-ohst/ˈaʊtpəʊst/

An outpost is a small military, trading, or organisational base far from the centre: a remote outpost; an outpost of the empire. Branch is a civilian twin; colony is larger and political. The source maps a frontier outpost, not the capital. Mix-up: outpost vs out-of-office; post is mail or a job. Do not call a city campus an outpost without distance from HQ.

Meaning

A small military, trading, or organisational base far from the centre.

Examples

• “The source maps a frontier outpost, not the capital, the history paper said.”
• “A research outpost on the estuary logged salinity hourly, which is the field-station sense.”

Good to know

a remote / military outpost; an outpost of + organisation. Civilian twin: branch. Trap: post / campus-as-default. History, geography, and news. Far from the centre.

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