noun🔗ShareA military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops."The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault."militarywarpositionareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe 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."militarygrouppositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn outlying settlement."Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection."areageographymilitaryplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold."The chess player strategically positioned his knights on the central outposts, using them to pressure his opponent's king. "militarypositiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
