Outpost
Pronunciation : Out"post`, n. (Mil.) (a) A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army
Part of Speech : for
Definition :
observation of the enemy. (b) The troops placed at such a station.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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