field postn.¹

Brit.

/ˈfiːld ˌpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈfil(d) ˈpoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: field n.¹, post n.⁵

Etymology: < field n.¹ + post n.⁵

1. A site occupied by troops on a military campaign, esp. on the battlefield; = post n.⁵ 3a.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [noun]

stationa1325

steadc1330

ward1487

post1642

position1781

field posta1783

field position1785

depot1798

battle station1830

a1783 H. Lloyd Hist. Late War Germany (1790) II. 25 Strong picquets of infantry were posted all round the town, and the field posts also of the cavalry were advanced.

1824 H. Lee Campaign of 1781 in Carolinas iv. 300 The plan was to break up all the enemy's field-posts in South Carolina.

1877 J. Guthrie Temperance Physiol. ix. 245 Immediately the men were again quartered in towns and field posts.

1917 Times 24 Jan. 5/4 The Germans, who were dressed in white overalls, attacked our field posts, but were beaten back.

2006 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 4 Dec. 1 Insurgents stopped the soldiers' advance with grenades and shoulder-fired rockets. Others launched coordinated mortar strikes, hitting one of two nearby Iraqi field posts.

2. An office or position held by a person who works in the field, away from a central headquarters.

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1926 Hartford (Connecticut) Daily Courant 5 Mar. 7/1 (headline) F. L. Wells leaves Aetna home office. Superintendent of agencies will take field post at Baltimore.

1948 Billboard 9 Oct. 94/3 Bally Manufacturing Company here this week announced the creation of a new field post and the appointment of two new eastern distributors.

1973 E. S. Mason & R. E. Asher World Bank since Bretton Woods x. 329 Such an assignment, like a field post with the Bank, is a dignified form of exile from the mainstream.

2009 C. Pincher Treachery lii. 370 Philby had been given the most important field post in MI6—liaison officer with the CIA in Washington.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

field postn.²

Brit.

/ˈfiːld ˌpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈfil(d) ˈpoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: field n.¹, post n.³

Etymology: < field n.¹ + post n.³, after German Feldpost (18th cent.). Compare earlier field post office n.

Now historical.

A postal service provided for soldiers on a military campaign. Also: the mail delivered by such a service.Chiefly used in reference to German-speaking contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > broadcasting service > [noun]

field post1864

outlet1917

service1920

programme service1929

1864 Times 15 Mar. 7/2 We are already beyond post-offices—at least, the only post that at the present moment goes south from this is the Field post.

1883 G. A. Furse Line of Communications ii. 47 The field post is for the use of the army alone, and has no connection with the ordinary postal service of the invaded country.

1915 H. G. de Walterstorff tr. S. A. Hedin With German Armies in West xi. 196 I might accompany one of the large motor-wagons which carry the field post to the postal station.

1988 B. McGuinness Wittgenstein ix. 296 All was to be as God willed, as he said earlier when he had his manuscripts sent to him through the field post.

2008 J. R. Evans Third Reich at War iv. 418 Field-post letters from the front were seen as the only reliable source of information.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	field post
释义	field postn.¹ Brit. /ˈfiːld ˌpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈfil(d) ˈpoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: field n.¹, post n.⁵ Etymology: < field n.¹ + post n.⁵ 1. A site occupied by troops on a military campaign, esp. on the battlefield; = post n.⁵ 3a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [noun] stationa1325 steadc1330 ward1487 post1642 position1781 field posta1783 field position1785 depot1798 battle station1830 a1783 H. Lloyd Hist. Late War Germany (1790) II. 25 Strong picquets of infantry were posted all round the town, and the field posts also of the cavalry were advanced. 1824 H. Lee Campaign of 1781 in Carolinas iv. 300 The plan was to break up all the enemy's field-posts in South Carolina. 1877 J. Guthrie Temperance Physiol. ix. 245 Immediately the men were again quartered in towns and field posts. 1917 Times 24 Jan. 5/4 The Germans, who were dressed in white overalls, attacked our field posts, but were beaten back. 2006 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 4 Dec. 1 Insurgents stopped the soldiers' advance with grenades and shoulder-fired rockets. Others launched coordinated mortar strikes, hitting one of two nearby Iraqi field posts. 2. An office or position held by a person who works in the field, away from a central headquarters. ΚΠ 1926 Hartford (Connecticut) Daily Courant 5 Mar. 7/1 (headline) F. L. Wells leaves Aetna home office. Superintendent of agencies will take field post at Baltimore. 1948 Billboard 9 Oct. 94/3 Bally Manufacturing Company here this week announced the creation of a new field post and the appointment of two new eastern distributors. 1973 E. S. Mason & R. E. Asher World Bank since Bretton Woods x. 329 Such an assignment, like a field post with the Bank, is a dignified form of exile from the mainstream. 2009 C. Pincher Treachery lii. 370 Philby had been given the most important field post in MI6—liaison officer with the CIA in Washington. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). field postn.² Brit. /ˈfiːld ˌpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈfil(d) ˈpoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: field n.¹, post n.³ Etymology: < field n.¹ + post n.³, after German Feldpost (18th cent.). Compare earlier field post office n. Now historical. A postal service provided for soldiers on a military campaign. Also: the mail delivered by such a service.Chiefly used in reference to German-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > broadcasting service > [noun] field post1864 outlet1917 service1920 programme service1929 1864 Times 15 Mar. 7/2 We are already beyond post-offices—at least, the only post that at the present moment goes south from this is the Field post. 1883 G. A. Furse Line of Communications ii. 47 The field post is for the use of the army alone, and has no connection with the ordinary postal service of the invaded country. 1915 H. G. de Walterstorff tr. S. A. Hedin With German Armies in West xi. 196 I might accompany one of the large motor-wagons which carry the field post to the postal station. 1988 B. McGuinness Wittgenstein ix. 296 All was to be as God willed, as he said earlier when he had his manuscripts sent to him through the field post. 2008 J. R. Evans Third Reich at War iv. 418 Field-post letters from the front were seen as the only reliable source of information. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1783n.²1864
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