noun
command post; headquarters
A place from which military or organizational commands are issued. Often used in military, police, or emergency response contexts.
部隊は指揮所を設置した。
The unit set up a command post.
災害現場に指揮所が設けられた。
A command post was established at the disaster site.
Compound of 指揮 (command) and 所 (place). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.