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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Example Sentences

It was built in the 1950s as an observation post and was designed to house up to three people for up to three weeks in the event of an atomic strike.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

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

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 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

The North’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper published photos of Kim watching from an observation post and artillery vehicles firing from a coastal area.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2020

Startled, Linda lifted her eye just as another fist-sized stone loudly smacked the water just below her observation post.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols