Definition of firebase in English:
firebase
noun ˈfʌɪəbeɪsˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbeɪs
An area in a war zone in which artillery can be massed to provide heavy firepower to support other military units.
the soldiers in our company built a firebase
Example sentencesExamples
- Six North Vietnamese army battalions were massed around the firebase.
- Soldiers in a Special Forces support company often are collocated with the units they support in remote firebases in Central and South America.
- We did not have enough radios to monitor more than one network with all the firebases on the command net.
- By establishing mobile maintenance teams, the unit could rapidly deploy mechanics to outlying firebases to perform services and emergency repairs.
- And, after being relieved the following day, they set up a firebase, so they could support the rest of the battalion if needed.
Definition of firebase in US English:
firebase
nounˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbeɪsˈfī(ə)rˌbās
An area in a war zone in which artillery can be massed to provide heavy firepower to support other military units.
the soldiers in our company built a firebase
Example sentencesExamples
- Six North Vietnamese army battalions were massed around the firebase.
- Soldiers in a Special Forces support company often are collocated with the units they support in remote firebases in Central and South America.
- And, after being relieved the following day, they set up a firebase, so they could support the rest of the battalion if needed.
- By establishing mobile maintenance teams, the unit could rapidly deploy mechanics to outlying firebases to perform services and emergency repairs.
- We did not have enough radios to monitor more than one network with all the firebases on the command net.