outpost

• n. 前哨部隊、警備隊、辺境の村

out-、outward、post、outpost。

outpost (n.)

1757, "military position detached from the main body of troops," from out + post (n.2). Originally in George Washington's letters. Commercial sense of "trading settlement near a frontier" is from 1802. Phrase outpost of Empire (by 1895) in later use often echoes Kipling.

1. the last outpost of civilization

文明の周辺地域

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2.Some soldiers waited at an outpost deep in the forest.

一部の兵士は森の奥の前哨基地で待っている。

3.That little store was the last outpost for motorists before they entered the desert.

その小さな店は、自動車で旅行する人々が砂漠に入る前の最後の居住地です。

4.Their new outpost was on the crest of a hill.

彼らの新しい前哨陣地は小山のバッグの上に設置されている。

5.The troops received orders to trench the outpost .

部隊は前哨周辺に壕を築き防衛を強化するよう命令を受けた。