outposts is a form of:

Outpost



noun
1.
(A place manned by soldiers at a distance from the main army and dept to warm of or delay an attack, soldier or soldiers stationed in an outpost, settlement on the frontier or in a distant place) ប៉ុស្ដិ៍មុខ
Example: Fort Surname was once an outpost of the Northeastern Army.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ប៉ុស្តិ៍មុខ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy.
2.
The troops placed at such a station.