| anglais > français | |
| outpost | |
| 1. n. (Militaire) Avant-poste. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| outpost | |
| 1. n. 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. |  |
| 2. n. 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. |  |
| 3. n. An outlying settlement. |  |
| Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection. |  |
| 4. n. (chess) A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold. |  |