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outbase

outbase noun: a minor storage depot used to back up the transport and delivery operations from the main depot.

Noun

outbase (plural outbases)

  1. A minor storage depot used to back up the transport and delivery operations from the main depot.
    • It said: "This proposal will affect the employment of all Wincanton employees at these sites and their associated outbases, which amounts to approximately 450 at Gloucester and 415 at Trafford Park.2009 January 13, Terry Macalister, David Teather, “From earth movers to art market the layoffs keep mounting”, in The Guardian

Forms of outbase

pluraloutbases

Origin of outbase

From out- + base.

Questions about outbase

What does outbase mean?
Outbase means a minor storage depot used to back up the transport and delivery operations from the main depot.
What part of speech is outbase?
Outbase is a noun.
What is the plural of outbase?
The plural of outbase is outbases.

Words near outbase in the dictionary

  1. outbarking
  2. outbarks
  3. outbarred
  4. outbarring
  5. outbars
  6. outbase
  7. outbased
  8. outbases
  9. outbash
  10. outbashed
  11. outbashes

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