Meanings
nouncommand post (plural command posts)
plural command posts
- governmentThe headquarters of a given unit; the operational base of a unit's commanding officer.
The kett flagship, Verakan, is a heavily armed warship that serves as the Archon's central command post for the kett incursion into the Heleus Cluster.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: The Verakan Codex entry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmilitary headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
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Translations
Bulgarian кома́нден пункт
- кома́нден пункт (kománden punkt)headquarters of unit or commanding officer
Chinese Mandarin 指揮所 /指挥所
- 指揮所 /指挥所 (zhǐhuīsuǒ)headquarters of unit or commanding officer
Finnish päämaja
- päämajaheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
French poste de commandement
- poste de commandementheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
German Gefechtsstand, Kommandoposten
- Gefechtsstandheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
- Kommandopostenheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
Hungarian harcálláspont
- harcálláspontheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
Japanese 指揮所
- 指揮所 (shikijo)headquarters of unit or commanding officer
Korean 지휘소
- 지휘소 (jihwiso)headquarters of unit or commanding officer
Romanian post de comandă
- post de comandăheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
Russian кома́ндный пункт, КП
- кома́ндный пункт (komándnyj punkt)headquarters of unit or commanding officer
- КП (KP)headquarters of unit or commanding officer
Spanish puesto de mando
- puesto de mandoheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
Swedish ledningsplats, stabsplats
- ledningsplatsheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
- stabsplatsheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
- ledningscentralheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
- sambandscentralheadquarters of unit or commanding officer
Cite this entry
APA
command post. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/command%20post
MLA
“command post.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/command%20post. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “command post,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/command%20post.
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