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. Trey Gowdy:

   Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential front-runner, is scheduled to testify Thursday about her role as secretary of state during the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in which Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. Trey Gowdy said Sunday that the 12-member bipartisan committee has acquired Stephens ’ emails from that time and suggested dozens more witnesses will be called. Clinton is an important witness, but she is one witness, i understand that there's more attention associated with her. But from my perspective, I am much more interested in Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received, than I am Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received.

2. John Druckenmiller:

   We’re an outpost. We’re still kind of unheard of here, but we’re getting more and more attention.

3. Awad Abu Samra:

   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.

4. 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.

5. 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.