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Definition of Firebase
1. Noun. An artillery base to support advancing troops.
Definition of Firebase
1. Noun. (military) An encampment designed to provide indirect-fire artillery support to infantry operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Firebase
1. a military base from which fire is directed against the enemy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Firebase
Literary usage of Firebase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hidden Death: Landmines and Civilian Casualties in Iraqi Kurdistan by Middle East Watch (Organization), Middle East Watch (Organization (1992)
"The initial military purpose for the mine field, protection of the firebase, has
long since ceased. The whole area, as well as being heavily mined, ..."
2. Landmines: A Deadly Legacy by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"The initial military purpose for the minefield, protection of the firebase, has
long since ceased. Some VS-50 and PMN-HGE were identified but local ..."
3. Firepower in Limited War by Robert H. Scales, Jr. (1990)
"The circular contrasts between green trees and white sand radiating from the
center of the firebase could be seen clearly from the air, aiding pilots and ..."
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