Outpost
WordNet
noun
(1) A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
(2) A settlement on the frontier of civilization
(3) A station in a remote or sparsely populated location
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.
- The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.
- The body of troops manning such a post.
- Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.
- An outlying settlement.
- Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.