Outstation (Noun)
Meaning
A station in a remote or sparsely populated location.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The outstation in the desert was equipped with basic necessities for travelers, including food, water, and shelter.
- Due to the remote location of the outstation, mail and supplies were only delivered twice a year.
- The ranger at the outstation was the sole point of contact for the vast expanse of wilderness stretching for hundreds of miles.
- Because of a broken transmission, our rescue party was unable to call for backup from the nearby outstation.
- By managing a weather observation post in such an isolated area, staff members learned self-sufficiency when stranded without colleagues near that polar outstation