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Base

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/beɪs/nounCore term

In military & defence, base means: A place with buildings and facilities where military units live, train and keep their equipment, and from which they operate.

In Turkish: üs

How it is used

Types include air base, naval base, army base, logistics base and forward operating base (FOB). You are based at, stationed at or posted to a base; people 'on base' are inside it.

Example sentences

  1. Visitors must show ID at the main gate of the base.

  2. The squadron is based at a coastal air base.

Common collocations

  • air base
  • naval base
  • military base
  • on base
  • be based at
  • barracksA group of buildings where soldiers live and work, usually with sleeping quarters, offices, a dining hall and training facilities.
  • headquarters (HQ)The place, and the staff working in it, from which a commander directs a unit, a formation or a whole organisation.
  • logisticsThe planning and delivery of everything forces need to live and operate: supplies, transport, maintenance, medical support and facilities.
  • air forceThe branch of the armed forces that operates military aircraft and air defence systems and carries out missions in the air.

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