firebase

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firebase

/ˈfʌɪəbeɪs/ UK
/ˈfaɪɚˌbeɪs/ US

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From fire + base.

noun firebases · fire-base · fire base

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. They had each set up a one-tank firebase, and become the center of a small community. Behind the sandbagged fort that each crew had built, a cluster of refugee huts and sprung up, and now, as the company drove by, these were the scenes of farewells.
Similar: fire support base, FB, FSB

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"firebase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/firebase. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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firebase. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/firebase

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"firebase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/firebase.

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@misc{firebase_2026,
  title = {firebase},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/firebase},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}