"command post" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: command posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} command post (plural command posts)
  1. (military) The headquarters of a given unit; the operational base of a unit's commanding officer. Categories (topical): Military Translations (headquarters of unit or commanding officer): 指揮所 (Chinese Mandarin), 指挥所 (zhǐhuīsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), päämaja (Finnish), poste de commandement [masculine] (French), Gefechtsstand [masculine] (German), Kommandoposten [masculine] (German), harcálláspont (Hungarian), 指揮所 (shikijo) (alt: しきじょ) (Japanese), 지휘소 (jihwiso) (Korean), post de comandă [neuter] (Romanian), кома́ндный пункт (komándnyj punkt) [masculine] (Russian), КП (KP) [masculine] (Russian), puesto de mando [masculine] (Spanish), ledningsplats [common-gender] (Swedish), stabsplats [common-gender] (Swedish), ledningscentral [common-gender] (Swedish), sambandscentral [common-gender] (Swedish)

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