OUTPOST
/หaสtหpoสst/
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
O(1) U(1) T(1) P(3) O(1) S(1) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/หaสtหpoสst/
noun
- A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.“The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.”
- The body of troops manning such a post.“Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.”
- An outlying settlement.“Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.”
- A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: OUTPOST-S
