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outpost

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Military, Trade
out·post /ˈaʊtpəʊst $ -poʊst/ noun [countable]  PMBBTa group of buildings in a place far from cities or towns, usually established as a military camp or a place for trade 〔通常作为军营或贸易点而建的〕边远村落,偏远居民区 a remote outpost of the empire 帝国的一个偏远村镇
Examples from the Corpus
outpostThis shop is surely an outpost of hell, with its oppressive heat and dense clouds of smoke.Riney had the hard job of luring quality talent to the backwaters outpost of a respected agency.The city began its life as a remote border outpost.Example 1 Stockport District Health Authority has developed a locality model of purchasing with extended outposts in localities.Assembly of the global outpost is scheduled to begin in late 1997.Today, the practice lives on in such modern outposts as Girlfriends Coffeehouse.But the evasion is not completely successful, for the authorities have semantic outposts in other words as well.The exactitude of this association gave the outpost a familiarity and calmed her even more.Clearly the tiny outpost was awaiting demolition, but maybe that wouldn't come for many years.
From Longman Business Dictionaryoutpostout‧post /ˈaʊtpəʊst-poʊst/ noun [countable] American English a shop, office etc in a particular area that is part of a large organizationSYN BRANCHThe company has outposts all over the world.
out·post nounChineseSyllable
of far group Corpus place Business in a a from buildings


outpost
outpost /ˈaʊtpəʊst $ -poʊst/ noun [countable]
a group of buildings in a place far from cities or towns, usually established as a military camp or a place for trade:
    a remote outpost of the empire


out·postBrE /ˈaʊtpəʊst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaʊtpoʊst/ 🔊 nouna small military camp away from the main army, used for watching an enemy's movements, etc. 前哨(基地)a small town or group of buildings in a lonely part of a country 偏远村镇;孤零住区a remote outpost偏远的村镇the last outpost of civilization文明的边缘地区