destacamento

detachment

noun dehs-tah-kah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

outpost

Usage Note

Destacamento is a military term for a detachment — a group of soldiers or police assigned to a specific task or location away from the main unit. It is also used in journalism to mean a remote post or outpost. The related verb destacar means both 'to stand out' and 'to deploy (troops)', so destacamento is its nominal form in the military sense only.

Examples

"Un destacamento de soldados vigilaba la frontera."

Natural Translation

A detachment of soldiers was guarding the border.

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