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Webster 1913 Edition
Outpost
Out′postˊ
,Noun.
(Mil.)
(a)
A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy.
(b)
The troops placed at such a station.
Webster 1828 Edition
Outpost
OUT'POST
, n.1.
A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army.2.
The troops placed at such a station.