English Dictionary

listening post

名詞

A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others.

日本語の意味

無線およびマイクロ波信号を監視し、その内容を解析して安全保障や外交活動などで利用される情報や諜報を収集するために設置された施設

The naval intelligence unit set up a listening post on the remote island to monitor radio traffic and alert the diplomatic corps to any threats.

海軍の情報部は人里離れた島に通信傍受施設を設置して無線通信を監視し、外交関係者に脅威を警告した。

意味（1）

A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others.

Shepard: Why are you out here in the first place? Lieutenant Durand: There's been a lot of pirate activity in this cluster. We set up a chain of listening posts in the local systems in case they have a staging base.

意味（2）

Any location frequented by a journalist in search of stories or gossip.

He probably has listening posts which he visits regularly in search of stray items of news. These may be the general store, the barber shop, the ministers' homes, the Chamber of Commerce and the local or state police headquarters.

listening posts （ plural ）