Cossack post

noun

An outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets.

Meanings

nounCossack post (plural Cossack posts)

plural Cossack posts

  1. governmentAn outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets.
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