outstation

American  

[out-stey-shuhn] / ˈaʊtˌsteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a post, station, or settlement in a remote or outlying area.

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outstation British  

/ ˈaʊtˌsteɪʃən /

noun

1. a station or post in a remote region

2. in a radio network, any station other than the base station

3. a station set up independently of the head station of a large sheep or cattle farm

4. the programme to resettle native Australians on their tribal lands

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adverb

1. (in Malaysia) away from (the speaker's) town or area

Etymology

Origin of outstation

First recorded in 1835–45; out- + station

Example Sentences

Chandrakar used to also work as a "stringer" for news organisations, where his job involved providing outstation journalists with information about a story or sometimes, even chaperoning them through Maoist strongholds.

From BBC

His mother, Gill discovered after World War II intelligence was declassified in 1974, had been one of the human “computers” who helped crack Germany’s Enigma code at an outstation of Bletchley Park.

From Science Magazine

At least nine remote communities and outstations are running out of water.

From The Guardian

But, for much of his life, Mawurndjul, who fought off leprosy as a child, has lived on even more remote outstations.

From Washington Post

That farm, together with its outstation The Peake, will be acquired by the Williams family who own properties that adjoin Anna Creek.

From BBC