Found 2 items, similar to outpost.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: outpost outpost n 1: a station in a remote or sparsely populated location [syn: outstation] 2: a settlement on the frontier of civilization [syn: frontier settlement ] 3: a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
English → English (gcide) Definition: Outpost Outpost \Out"post`\, n. (Mil.) (a) A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy. (b) The troops placed at such a station. [1913 Webster]