base camp
base camp · base camps
An encampment used temporarily for storing supplies and preparing for a larger…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.
» We found it very hard going back to our base camp in the blizzard.
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1 sensesAn 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.
Examples
10 sentencesWe found it very hard going back to our base camp in the blizzard.
Tom called Mary from the mountain base camp.
Sami got back to base camp.
Ziri is safely at base camp.
Sami left the base camp on Saturday.
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plural: base campsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedlow camp