observation post

American  

noun

Military.

1. a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.

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observation post British  

noun

1.  OP.  military a position from which observations can be made or from which fire can be directed

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observation post

State media photos showed at least four rockets being fired from launch vehicles as Kim watched from an observation post.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

Earlier, Reuters reported that Israeli shelling had struck a Lebanese army observation post at the border.

From Reuters ● Oct. 13, 2023

Kim watched the firings from an observation post along with military officials and his daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae and around 10 years old.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

Heath said the 49-year-old was last heard from on April 26, when he was tasked with holding an observation post in the Kherson region so civilians there could evacuate.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022

He had been manning an observation post 5.7 miles from the mountain, but he had a college placement interview on May 18 in California, and so had left the site the day before the eruption.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson