commandpost

noun
UK /kəˈmɑːnd pəʊst/
US /kəˈmænd poʊst/

A place where a leader and helpers give orders and watch what is happening.

The general went to the command post to plan the next move.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A temporary spot set up by police or firefighters to direct an emergency.

Police set up a command post near the accident.

3. A small station on a ship or plane where the captain directs activity.

The captain stood in the command post during the storm.

4. A place from which a rescue team organizes its work.

The rescue command post was a tent by the trail.