trading post
noun [ C ] uk/ˈtreɪ.dɪŋ ˌpəʊst/ us/ˈtreɪ.dɪŋ ˌpoʊst/
（尤指旧时远离人口居住区的）贸易站
a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
New York was originally a Dutch trading post. 纽约最初是荷兰人的贸易站。
Compare: general store