: a secured site from which field artillery can lay down interdicting fire

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In the morning, Peggy and another Donut would don their light blue outfits, board a helicopter and chopper to a firebase. John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 Assigned to the 82nd Airborne Jim's mortar squad operated from a firebase outside of Saigon. courant.com, 27 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of firebase was in 1955

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“Firebase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firebase. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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