listening post

noun

: a center for monitoring electronic communications (as of an enemy)

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Ratcliffe accused the Cuban officials of hosting Russian and Chinese listening posts on the island and thwarting US interests in the region, according to US officials. CNN Money, 16 May 2026 The bases also feature a mountaintop listening post to monitor communications in the Middle East and beyond. ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 The Biden administration has said that China has had a listening post in Cuba for years, something the Cuban government denies. Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for listening post

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of listening post was in 1942

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“Listening post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listening%20post. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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