TRADING POST


Meaning of TRADING POST in English

1. a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.

2. post 2 (def. 5).

[ 1790-1800, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .