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observation post

American

noun

Military.

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.

observation post British

noun

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

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observation post

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

Photos and videos recorded by the agency from an observation post showed bursts of incandescent red lava with some lightning during the eruptions.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

Even before the mortarmen loaded their tube, a column of black smoke drifted skyward from behind the grain silo that Hennadyi said the Russians used as cover and an observation post.

From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022

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

I figured he was making the observation post Abby had been pestering me about.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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