a small military camp or position at some distance from the main army, used especially as a guard against surprise attack
前哨。
a remote part of a country or empire
边疆。
〈喻〉 孤立部分,边远部分
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the community is the last outpost of civilization in the far north .该社区是在遥远北方的最后一个边远文明居民点。