0 a place or building from which you can watch someone, especially an enemy
This is analogous, metaphorically, to achieving a better observation post by climbing a mountain.
The correspondent who came out admired this observation post and the way in which it was concealed.
We now have a number of air observation post squadrons manned by artillery officers, some of which have been in action.
He was shown a church tower which was well hidden by trees but was used as an observation post.
I do not think anyone came to grief over it, but at any rate the observation post was destroyed.
According to some opinions, in the beginning it was merely a (military) observation post.
An observation post and two casemates were built in 1936-37 within the walls of the fort.
Ventilation was provided by an air inlet tower 900 m outside the perimeter of the fort that doubled as an observation post.
