command post

American

noun

Army. the headquarters of the commander of a military unit.
a headquarters of a civilian group or organization dealing with an emergency situation, special event, or the like.

command post British

noun

military the position from which a unit commander and his staff exercise command

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Etymology

Origin of command post

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

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He says he did not want to shoot or kill anyone, and ended up at a command post.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania—Germany’s top military officer, Gen. Carsten Breuer, stood astride a map of Lithuania laid out on the floor of a makeshift command post in this port city on the Baltic Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

At a Ukrainian command post, well behind the front line, orders are relayed by radio in rapid and quick succession.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

That put me in America’s nuclear command post during the last few years of the Cold War.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

“Get me some sort of a command post rigged up here. Cheesethief, where are the gangs with that battering ram?”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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