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firebase

Pronunciation: /ˈfʌɪəbeɪs/

The English word “firebase” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.

Etymology

From fire + base.

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