post II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. sted for vakthold, utkikk, kontroll eller lignende a place for guard duty, lookout, checking or the like
   • soldatene stod på sine poster the soldiers stood at their posts
   • ta post bak hushjørnet to take up position behind the corner of the house
   • stå på post under jakt to stand at one’s post during a hunt
   • et orienteringsløp med åtte poster an orienteering race with eight checkpoints
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som grenseposta border post, a frontier guard post, utkikksposta lookout, a lookout post, utpostan outpost
2. mannskap på post (II, 1)a post;
   vaktpost (2)a sentry personnel at a postpost (II, 1);
   a sentryvaktpost (2)
   • kalle tilbake posten på høyde 212 to recall the guard on Hill 212
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som lytteposta listening post
3. underavdeling i sykehusavdeling a subunit within a hospital department
   • avdelingen har tre poster med 20 senger hver the department has three wards with 20 beds each
4. lønnet stilling (5)position;
   jobb a salaried positionstilling (5);
   a job
   • hun tok seg post i byen she took a job in town
   • søke halv post to apply for a half-time position
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som husposta post in domestic service, a job as a housemaid, statsrådsposta ministerial post, a cabinet post

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