Definition of "outposts" [outposts]

• Plural form of outpost. (noun)

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• "Freezing settlement growth and taking down outposts is a Road Map obligation for Israel and the Sharm el-Sheikh fact-finding committee (chaired by now Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell) called in its 2001 report for a complete settlement freeze — including “natural growth.”"
• "The purpose of the outposts is to push out the boundaries of nearby settlements, but also to draw political attention away from them."
• "While Napolitano is very knowledgeable on border security, she'll have a lot of catching up to do on asymmetrical warfare being waged with increasing intensity across the Internet -- and not just in outposts like Georgia and Estonia."