Synonyms for outpost
ˈaʊtˌpoʊstout·post

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1. outstation, outpostnoun

   a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

   Synonyms:
   frontier settlement, outstation

2. frontier settlement, outpostnoun

   a settlement on the frontier of civilization

   Synonyms:
   outstation, frontier settlement

3. outpostnoun

   a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

   Synonyms:
   frontier settlement, outstation

Matched Categories

1. • Colony
   • Military
   • Military Post
   • Station

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1. List of paraphrases for "outpost":

   bastion, post, stronghold

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1. Petro Poroshenko:

   De jure we are not allies, but de facto we are much more than partners. Ukraine is the most eastern outpost of the Euro-Atlantic area.

2. Awad Abu Samra:

   There were six security guards from the consulate riding in two cars, when they got out of the cars they were attacked by young settlers from the outpost who were carrying clubs and axes. They struck the cars with clubs but the security guards did not respond with their weapons.

3. Eileen Naughton:

   We understand (small businesses) don't have the benefit of large IT tech infrastructure and development, and they need our assistance in this area disproportionately more than a large business would, we've never set up an outpost in a city - in a garage - as we have here in Leeds, and offered these services openly. For us, it's an exciting experiment.

4. Natalia Humenyuk:

   We can state that a powerful rocket artillery assault that we have been conducting for some time, during the entire military operation, on this small enemy outpost has achieved its goal. They truly understood that they have to do the right thing, gathered their things and got out as soon as they could.

5. Gulfam Ali:

   If Hindus could kill a Hindu police inspector, in front of a police outpost, with armed guards alongside him, then who are we Muslims?