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

This, first and foremost, is as an observation post, not a combat position, I'm told.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 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

At its nearest point, from the Mashan observation post, the main island of Kinmen is at low tide less than 2km from Chinese-controlled territory.

From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2021

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