outstation

/aʊtˈsteɪʃən/
noun
  1. A remote or subsidiary station, settlement, or post, especially in a rural or frontier area.
    • She lived at a small outstation in the desert, far from the main town.
    • The mining company set up an outstation near the river for workers.
    • The research team built an outstation to study wildlife in the jungle.
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