observation post

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.

observation post

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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The IDF said on Sunday that it had "dismantled" 23 structures where explosives laboratories, weapons, observation posts and other infrastructure belonging to armed groups were located.

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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.

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The IDF also announced on Thursday that its aircraft had struck 200 Hezbollah “terrorist targets” in southern Lebanon and elsewhere overnight, including weapons storage facilities and observation posts.

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Her daughter, Naama Levy, was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen from an Israeli army observation post near the Gaza border on 7 October.

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