transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈau̇t-ˌpōst ]
noun
Date: 1757
1.
a. : a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise
b. : a military base established by treaty or agreement in another country
2.
a. : an outlying or frontier settlement
b. : an outlying branch or position of a main organization or group