outstation
Distant branch office
An outstation is a remote post or branch facility away from headquarters, typically in isolated or frontier areas.
The term appears in colonial contexts for administrative posts, in Australian English for remote Aboriginal settlements, and in communications for any station operating at a distance from the main base: He was assigned to an outstation in the Northern Territory.
Separated from others
- outlyingDistant from center
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- distantFar away or aloof
- far-flungScattered over vast areas
inaccessible · frontier · backcountry · bush · hinterland · outback · upcountry · interior
Resolved dispute or colony
- garrisonStationed military force
- compoundCombined into one
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- fortDefensive military installation
mission · depot · Raj · imperial · territorial · protectorate · residency · cantonment
Allocated work or duty
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- transferMove between locations
- dispatchSend with speed
- secondmentTemporary work transfer
placement · relocation · detachment · posting · commission · rotation · attachment · stint
isolated
Separated from others
- outlyingDistant from center
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- distantFar away or aloof
far-flung · inaccessible · frontier · backcountry · bush · hinterland · outback · upcountry · interior · backwater
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- garrisonStationed military force
- compoundCombined into one
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
fort · mission · depot · Raj · imperial · territorial · protectorate · residency · cantonment
assignment
Allocated work or duty
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- transferMove between locations
- dispatchSend with speed
secondment · placement · relocation · detachment · posting · commission · rotation · attachment · stint · deputation
journey
Travel from place to place
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
safari · trek · tour · long-haul · intercity · commute · itinerary · overnight · transit · voyage
- settlementsvillage, cities, hamlet, city, towns
- Outbackoutback, red sand, dust storm, stockman, drover
- tribal landsreservations, tribal land, tribal territory, reservation land, indigenous land
- farming settlementsfarming village, farming town, agricultural town, farmstead, rural hamlet
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, air force base
- Aboriginal AustraliansAboriginal, Aboriginals, Indigenous Australians, Dreaming, songlines
outstationheadquarters
Central command location
head office · main office · central office · home base · home office
outstationcity center
Urban area's main district
metropolitan area · urban center · capital · mainland · town
station, out, stationary, outpost, stature, stations, stationery, stationer, stationers