English-Portuguese translations for outpost

• posto avançado
  Em segundo lugar, lembro que foi anunciado em Fevereiro que a Frontex vai estabelecer o seu primeiro posto avançado no Pireu, para reforçar a presença no mar Egeu. Secondly, it was announced in February that Frontex is to create its first outpost in Piraeus, in order to strengthen its presence in the Aegean.
  A Roménia representa o posto avançado oriental da União Europeia, sendo o Estado encarregado da gestão de uma das fronteiras externas mais distantes da União. Romania represents the eastern outpost of the European Union and is the state in charge of the management of one of the widest external land borders of the Union.
  Com efeito, os telegramas da WikiLeaks revelam que, infelizmente, a Roménia se tornou um posto avançado de quarta-mão da CIA, que demoniza Estalin, mas usa os seus métodos. Indeed, the WikiLeaks telegrams highlight that, unfortunately, Romania has become a fourth-hand outpost of the CIA, which is demonising Stalin, but using his methods.

Definition of outpost

• A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
• The body of troops manning such a post
• An outlying settlement
• A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold

Examples

• The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.
• Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.
• Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.

Related words

• outpouring
• outpour
• outport
• outpope the Pope