noun Date: 1773 a station of a trader or trading company established in a sparsely settled region where trade in products of local origin (as furs) is carried on, post VI,3b
TRADING POST
Meaning of TRADING POST in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012