1. a small military camp or position at a distance from the main army, used for observation or defense
Usage: military
2. a remote settlement or branch of an organization in a distant or undeveloped area

Examples

• The soldiers established an outpost on the hill to watch for enemy movement.
• The remote outpost was supplied by helicopter once a month.
• The trading company opened an outpost in the frontier territory.
• Scientists at the Antarctic outpost study climate change.
• The border outpost monitored all traffic crossing between the countries.
• The mining outpost was hundreds of miles from the nearest town.