English-Spanish translations for outpost

• aldea
• Colonia
  Moldavia fue víctima del pacto Hitler/Stalin. A consecuencia de ello, durante años fue esquilmada por la Unión Soviética en tanto colonia europea. Moldavia was the victim of the Hitler/Stalin pact and, for decades afterwards, it was plundered as a European outpost of the Soviet Union.
• comunidad
• finca
• fortificación
• posteros
• presidió
• presidio
• puesto
  En segundo lugar, en febrero se anunció que Frontex va a crear su primer puesto fronterizo en el Pireo, con el fin de reforzar su presencia en el mar Egeo. 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.
  De hecho, los telegramas de WikiLeaks subrayan que, lamentablemente, Rumanía se ha convertido en una especie de puesto exterior de la CIA, que demoniza a Stalin a su manera. 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