" outposts "

1: a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities;

  * e.g., " ... They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  camps,

•  diasporas,

•  exclaves,

•  habitations,

•  posts,

•  settlements,

•  bourgs,

•  hamlets,

•  townlets,

•  villages,

•  vills,

•  whistle-stops,

•  cow towns,

•  Podunks,

•  colonies,

•  dependencies,

•  mandates,

•  possessions,

•  protectorates,

•  territories,

•  plantations

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity;

  * e.g., " ... It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bases,

•  garrisons,

•  barracks,

•  camps,

•  cantonments,

•  installations,

•  laagers,

•  leaguers,

•  posts,

•  bastions,

•  citadels,

•  fortifications,

•  fortresses,

•  forts,

•  holds,

•  redoubts,

•  strongholds,

•  bunkers,

•  dugouts,

•  blockhouses,

•  garrison houses,

•  airbases,

•  bridgeheads,

•  footholds,

•  staging areas,

•  staging grounds,

•  beachheads,

•  centers,

•  emplacements,

•  footings,

•  fronts,

•  headquarters,

•  stations,

•  battlefronts,

•  fields,

•  toeholds

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities;

  * e.g., " ... They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  camp,

•  diaspora,

•  exclave,

•  habitation,

•  post,

•  settlement,

•  bourg,

•  hamlet,

•  townlet,

•  vill,

•  village,

•  whistle-stop,

•  cow town,

•  Podunk,

•  colony,

•  dependency,

•  mandate,

•  possession,

•  protectorate,

•  territory,

•  plantation

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity;

  * e.g., " ... It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  base,

•  garrison,

•  barracks,

•  camp,

•  cantonment,

•  installation,

•  laager,

•  leaguer,

•  post,

•  bastion,

•  citadel,

•  fastness,

•  fort,

•  fortification,

•  fortress,

•  hold,

•  redoubt,

•  stronghold,

•  bunker,

•  dugout,

•  blockhouse,

•  garrison house,

•  airbase,

•  bridgehead,

•  foothold,

•  staging area,

•  staging ground,

•  beachhead,

•  center,

•  emplacement,

•  footing,

•  front,

•  headquarters,

•  station,

•  battlefront,

•  field,

•  toehold

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)