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base camp

base camp noun: an encampment used temporarily for storing supplies and preparing for a larger activity (especially one at a higher altitude or farther afield), such as mountain climbing or hunting.

Noun

base camp (plural base camps)

  1. An encampment used temporarily for storing supplies and preparing for a larger activity (especially one at a higher altitude or farther afield), such as mountain climbing or hunting.

Forms of base camp

pluralbase camps
alternative formbasecamp

Words formed from base camp

  • advance base camp

Questions about base camp

What does base camp mean?
Base camp means an encampment used temporarily for storing supplies and preparing for a larger activity (especially one at a higher altitude or farther afield), such as mountain climbing or hunting.
What part of speech is base camp?
Base camp is a noun.
What is the plural of base camp?
The plural of base camp is base camps.

Words near base camp in the dictionary

  1. base anhydride
  2. base anhydrides
  3. base ball
  4. base board
  5. base boards
  6. base camp
  7. base camps
  8. base cap
  9. base caps
  10. base case
  11. base cases

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