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outpost
[ out-pohst ]
noun
- a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack:
We keep only a small garrison of men at our desert outposts.
- the body of troops stationed there; detachment or perimeter guard.
- an outlying settlement, installation, position, etc.
outpost
/ ˈʊˌəʊ /
noun
- military
- a position stationed at a distance from the area occupied by a major formation
- the troops assigned to such a position
- an outlying settlement or position
- a limit or frontier
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In the desert outpost of Amboy, along Route 66 about 210 miles east of Los Angeles, a small team of workers sustains California’s most iconic nonfunctional lodging: Roy’s Motel and Cafe.
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First, I’ve been to the real Timbuktu, which is a desert outpost in Mali.
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