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offbase

offbase is the alternative form of off base.

Meaning of off base

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US, not comparable) Situated or happening outside the boundaries of a military base.
    • A Virginia lawmaker wants to improve off-base living conditions for enlisted troops with families.2009 September 21, Bill Maze, “Bill would expand off-base housing options”, in Navy Times, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2013
    Antonyms:
    on base
  2. (not comparable) Positioned somewhere between the bases, and hence vulnerable to being caught out.
    • The hippo heard us, and, like a baseball player caught off base, tried to get back to the river.1907, Richard Harding Davis, chapter 5, in The Congo and Coasts of Africa
    Antonyms:
    on base
  3. (comparable, figuratively) Mistaken; misguided; somewhat wrong in opinion or judgment.
    • Near-synonyms: off-track, off target
  4. (comparable, figuratively, belief, idea, etc) Incorrect or inappropriate; not properly executed, envisioned, or understood.
    • Near-synonyms: off-track, off target, off-kilter

Forms of offbase

comparativemore offbase
superlativemost offbase

Questions about offbase

What is offbase the alternative form of?
Offbase is the alternative form of off base.

Words near offbase in the dictionary

  1. offaly
  2. offangle
  3. offangled
  4. offangles
  5. offangling
  6. offbase
  7. offbeam
  8. offbear
  9. offbeat
  10. offbeatness
  11. offbeats

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