Meaning

3 senses
  1. A position established for the purpose of detecting the enemy's movements by means of listening.

    Lauschposten, Horchposten

  2. A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others.

    Horchposten, Abhörposten, Abhörstelle

  3. Any location frequented by a journalist in search of stories or gossip.

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
position to detect enemy's movements by listening:
facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals:

Forms

plural: listening posts
Singularlistening post
Plurallistening posts

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
intelligence facility:listening station

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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