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naval basenounA securely held seaport used as a centre of operations by the navy: the city became a main naval base for the remainder of the war...- At the outbreak of the Second World War the port, with its large graving and floating docks, became a naval base.
- That the enemy might come by land in order to capture a naval base, thus necessitating the making of land defensive positions, was thought unlikely.
- As part of Japan's second-line-of-defence, this was an important naval base, which served as an advance shipping centre and fuelling station.
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