outpost

English

Etymology

out- +‎ post

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/
Rhymes: -əʊst

Noun

outpost (plural outposts)

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.
(chess) A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.

Translations

A military post

Bulgarian: аванпост m (avánpóst)
Dutch: voorpost (nl) m, buitenpost (nl) m
Finnish: etuvartio, etuvartioasema (fi)
French: avant-poste (fr) m
German: Vorposten (de) m
Greek: προφυλακή (el) f (profylakí)
Hebrew: מוצב חוץ‎ m
Irish: urphost m
Italian: avamposto (it) m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: utpost m

Nynorsk: utpost m
Portuguese: posto avançado m
Romanian: avanpost (ro) n, avanposturi n pl
Russian: форпо́ст (ru) m (forpóst)
Spanish: puesto (es) m, fortificación (es) m, presidio (es) m
Turkish: ileri karakol (tr)

The troops themselves

Finnish: etuvartio
Greek: προφυλακή (el) f (profylakí)

Spanish: posteros m

An outlying settlement

Dutch: buitenpost (nl) m
German: Außenposten (de) m
Greek: προφυλακή (el) f (profylakí)
Hebrew: מאחז‎ m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: utpost m

Nynorsk: utpost m

Romanian: avanpost (ro) n, avanposturi n pl
Spanish: comunidad (es) f, aldea (es) f, finca (es) f, colonia (es) f
Turkish: ileri karakol (tr)

Anagrams

opt-outs, opts out, out-tops, outtops, puttoos, stop out, stopout, tops out

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