outpost

avant-poste

Petit poste militaire situé loin du groupe principal de soldats.

En anglais simple : A small military station far from the main group of soldiers.

• Soldiers guarded the outpost.
• They sent supplies to a remote outpost.
• Two outposts near the border came under attack.

Synonymes : post, forward base

Expressions courantes : military outpost, border outpost, remote outpost

établissement isolé

Petite localité située loin des autres villes ou des principales zones habitées.

En anglais simple : A small settlement far from other towns or the main area where people live.

• They live in a remote outpost.
• The village began as a trading outpost.
• Winter supplies reached the northern outposts by plane.

Synonymes : remote settlement

Expressions courantes : remote outpost, trading outpost, isolated outpost

garnison avancée

Soldats affectés à un petit poste militaire éloigné du gros de l’armée.

En anglais simple : The soldiers serving at a small military station away from the main army.

• The outpost surrendered at dawn.
• A fresh unit relieved the exhausted outpost.
• The captain ordered the entire outpost to withdraw.

Synonymes : garrison

Expressions courantes : reinforce the outpost, relieve the outpost, command an outpost

sentinelle avancée

Garde placé à l’extérieur d’un camp ou d’une position pour surveiller les dangers.

En anglais simple : A guard placed outside a camp or position to watch for danger.

• An outpost watched the road.
• The officer relieved the outpost at midnight.
• A lone outpost warned the camp of approaching riders.

Synonymes : sentry, sentinel, guard

Expressions courantes : post an outpost, an alert outpost, a lone outpost