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

But the building's owner, Shaker Skeik, told us the block had been used as an observation post by Israeli troops during operations.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025

The video was recorded from an observation post located next to an evacuation site in a field at Gam Ici village.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

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

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

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