outpost

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small military position located some distance from the main force or base

   Scouts approached the enemy outpost shortly before dawn.

2. 2
   noun

   a settlement, station, or branch established in a remote place

   The research outpost receives supplies only twice each winter.

3. 3
   noun

   a distant branch or representative presence of an organization or culture

   The gallery became an outpost of the city's contemporary art scene.

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Formed from out + post, probably after Dutch uitpost. It first named an advanced military post beyond the main position, then broadened to remote settlements, stations, and distant branches of institutions.

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