OBSERVATION POST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An elevated post affording a wide view

Synonyms:

lookout; observation post

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("observation post" is a kind of...):

post; station (the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "observation post"):

meteorological observation post; weather station (one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded)

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