observation post Meaning of "observation post"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an elevated post affording a wide view

Usage(s):

  1. From his stone observation post, a scant 300 ft.
  2. Reports of more fire started coming in from the Korengal Outpost, the main base, and then from Dallas, a nearby observation post where one of the men had been hit by shrapnel.
  3. That's when 82nd Airborne paratroopers, crouched in an observation post across the street, opened fire after rounds struck their position, they say.
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