In a lawless outpost deep within the desert, everybody wore football shoulder pads and mohawks.
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Outpost
/ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/
Synonyms for "outpost" (167 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Strong matches (50)
chinacirclecircuitcircumambienciescircumjacenciescircumstancescoast guardcompasscontextcordoncordon sanitairedarkest africaentourageenvironing circumstancesenvironmentenvironsfarthest outpostfirst lineforefrontforest
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forestsfrontfront linefront rankfront runnerfront-runnerfrontierfrontier postgarrisongestaltgoaliegoalkeepergoaltendergod knows wheregodforsaken placegreenlandguardguarderguardsmanhabitathinterlandinlying picket
Verb(1 words)
defend position
Related words (83)
iron curtainjailerjumping off placejumping-off placelinemarchmarchesmarchlandmilieuneighborhoodnorth polenowhereoutbackouter mongoliaouter spaceoutguardoutpostsoutskirtspago pagoperimeter
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peripherypicketpillars of herculespioneerpointpoleprecinctsprecursorpurlieusrailheadrear guardscoutsecurity guardsettlementsiberiasituationsouth polespearheadstickssuburbssurroundingsthe boondocksthe bushthe great dividethe moonthe south seasthe sticksthe tulliesthree-mile limitthuletierra del fuegotimberstimbuktutotal environmenttrain guardtwelve-mile limitultima thuleuninhabited regionup countryup-countryvanvanguardvicinagevicinityvirgin landvirgin territorywarderwastelandwildwild westwildernesswildswoodlandswoodsyukon
Adjective(1 words)
nearby celestial body
Related word relations
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More general
8 entriesMore specific
8 entriesborder postbranch officefield officeforward operating basemilitary postremote stationresearch stationwatch post
Collocations
6 entriesborder postfrontier outpostmilitary outpostremote outposttrading outpostwatch post
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- etuvartio noun (The troops themselves)
Greek
1 entries- προφυλακή noun (The troops themselves)
Polish
2 entries- czata noun (The troops themselves)
- forpoczta noun (The troops themselves)
Spanish
2 entries- avanzada noun (The troops themselves)
- destacamento noun (The troops themselves)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Cuba is the nearest outpost of Soviet communism.
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Sami was in a remote mountain outpost.
Source: tatoeba (6571920)
I read the article "Science Enabled by a Moon Village" about the possible scientific opportunities of a lunar outpost, in the similar scheme as an Antarctic research facility.
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