control post
BrE /kənˈtɹəʊl pəʊst/
Definition

Definition of control post - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
militaryRarestation from which operations or systems are directed and supervisedRare
  • The officers gathered at the control post to coordinate the mission.
2.
securityRarecheckpoint where authorities inspect or regulate passing people or vehiclesRare
  • Cars slowed as they approached the border control post.
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Expressions with control

under controladj.
not causing any immediate concern
The patient's condition is under control.
control freakn.
person with obsessive need to control events
She is a control freak about her wedding plans.
damage controln.
actions taken to limit negative effects of a problem
The company engaged in damage control after the scandal broke.
outta controladj.
not manageable or under control
The party got outta control after midnight.
beyond one's controladj.
not able to be controlled by someone
The delay was beyond his control.
out of controladj.
wildly unrestrained or violent
The party got out of control after midnight.

Expressions with post

post upv.
attach a notice to a surface
She will post up the schedule on the board.
post restanten.
postal service holding mail for recipient collection
She picked up her package from the post restante.
stick to one's postv.
keep doing your job even when things get tough
Despite the chaos, the nurse stuck to her post all night.
deaf as a postadj.
completely unable to hear anything
Even with his hearing aid, he's deaf as a post.
dumb as a postadj.
extremely lacking in intelligence or common sense
He stood there, dumb as a post, not understanding a word.
post no billsv.
prohibit putting up posters or notices on surfaces
The wall was marked with 'post no bills' to prevent graffiti.
relieved of one's postadj.
no longer holding a position or job
After the scandal, he was relieved of his post.
be left at the postadj.
feeling or showing that you have been beaten early in a contest
The be left at the post team looked discouraged after the first round.
be pipped at the postv.
lose by a very small amount at the end
She was pipped at the post in the final race.
post officen.
building for mailing letters and buying stamps
I went to the post office to mail a package.

Terms related to control post

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controllablecontrollerpostagepostalposteduncontrollableuncontrollably

Examples of control post in a sentence

  • At dusk, the commander ordered everyone back to the main control post.
  • Armed guards monitored the control post all night.
  • We were stopped at a military control post outside the city.

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  1. French:poste de commandement, point de contrôle, ...
  2. German:Kontrollposten, Kontrollpunkt, ...
  3. Italian:posto di comando, postazione di controllo, ...
  4. Spanish:puesto de mando, control, ...
  5. Portuguese:posto de comando, posto de controle, ...
  6. Chinese:指挥所, 检查站, ...
  7. Japanese:司令所, 検問所, ...
  8. Arabic:مَرْكَز سَيْطَرَة, نُقْطَة تَفْتِيش, ...
  9. Hebrew:עֶמְדַּת פִּקּוּד, מַחְסוֹם בִּקּוֹרֶת, ...
  10. Russian:пункт управления, контрольно-пропускной пункт, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пункт управління, контрольний пост, ...
  12. Hindi:नियंत्रण पोस्ट, जाँच चौकी, ...
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