English noun: outpost | |||
1. | outpost (location) a station in a remote or sparsely populated location | ||
Synonyms | outstation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | post, station | ||
2. | outpost (group) a settlement on the frontier of civilization | ||
Synonyms | frontier settlement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | colony, settlement | ||
3. | outpost (artifact) a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops | ||
Broader (hypernym) | military post, post | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||