outpost

4 definitions • 3 examples

a place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a government or company that is far away:

a police/military/colonial outpost

a rare example of something that is disappearing:

Free jazz has been described as the last outpost of modernism.

a small town or group of buildings in a place that is far away, usually established as a center for military or trade operations

an office or store that belongs to a large company but is a long way from that company's headquarters (= main office):

He was appointed to head the company's first outpost in sub-Saharan Africa.