firebase
English
/ˈfʌɪəbeɪs/, /ˈfaɪɚˌbeɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (military) An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.
Etymology
Compound from English fire (shoot) + English base.
Origin
English
base
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- afire English
- air base English
- antifire English
- autofire English
- back fire English
- balefire English
- basal English
- base English
- baseball English
- baseband English
- baseboard English
- baseborn English
- baseburner English
- basecoat English
- baseflow English
- baselayer English
- baseless English
- baselike English
- baseline English
- baseling English
- baseload English
- basely English
- baseman English
- basement English
- basen English
- basename English
- baseness English
- basepath English
- baseperson English
- baseplate English
- basepoint English
- baserunner English
- baserunning English
- bases English
- basestealer English
- basestock English
- basetender English
- baseth English
- basewide English
- basewise English
- basewoman English
- baseword English
- basic English
- basification English
- basify English
- bonfire English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- campfire English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- co-fire English
- codebase English
- cookfire English
- counterfire English
- crossfire English
- database English
- debase English
- disbase English
- drumfire English
- embase English
- enfire English
- exobase English
- fiery English
- firable English
- fire English
- fire alarm English
- fire hose English
- fire hydrant English
- fire triangle English
- fire truck English
- fire whirl English
- fire-breathing English
- fireable English
- firearm English
- fireback English
- fireball English
- firebar English
- firebath English
- firebathe English
- firebell English
- firebelly English
- firebird English
- fireblast English
- fireboard English
- fireboat English
- firebolt English
- firebomb English
- firebomber English
- firebote English
- firebox English
- firebrand English
- firebrass English
- firebrat English
- firebreak English
- firebreather English
- firebrick English
- firebug English
- firecall English
- firecock English
- firecracker English
- firecrest English
- firecrown English
- fired English
- firedamp English
- firedog English
- firedoor English
- firedragon English
- firedrake English
- firee English
- fireeater English
- firefight English
- firefighter English
- firefighting English
- firefinch English
- firefish English
- firefloat English
- firefly English
- fireform English
- firefront English
- firegrate English
- fireground English
- fireguard English
- firehall English
- firehole English
- firehook English
- firehot English
- firehouse English
- firekeeper English
- fireland English
- fireless English
- firelet English
- firelight English
- firelighter English
- firelighting English
- firelike English
- fireline English
- firelit English
- firelock English
- firelog English
- fireman English
- firemaster English
- fireness English
- firepan English
- fireperson English
- firepink English
- firepit English
- fireplace English
- fireplay English
- fireplug English
- firepole English
- firepot English
- firepower English
- fireproof English
- firer English
- fireraiser English
- fireraising English
- fireroom English
- firesand English
- firescorched English
- firescreen English
- fireset English
- firesetter English
- firesetting English
- fireshine English
- fireship English
- fireside English
- firesome English
- firest English
- firesteel English
- firestick English
- firestink English
- firestone English
- firestop English
- firestorm English
- firestriker English
- firesuit English
- firetail English
- fireteam English
- firetender English
- firetending English
- fireth English
- firethorn English
- firetrap English
- firetruck English
- firetube English
- firewagon English
- firewalk English
- firewall English
- fireward English
- firewarden English
- firewatcher English
- firewater English
- fireweed English
- firewheel English
- firewire English
- firewise English
- firewoman English
- firewood English
- fireworker English
- fireworks English
- fireworm English
- fireworthy English
- firie English
- firy English
- flashfire English
- foxfire English
- freebase English
- frontfire English
- gigabase English
- gnathobase English
- grassfire English
- groundfire English
- gunfire English
- gynobase English
- hellfire English
- holy fire English
- housefire English
- isobase English
- kilobase English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- landbase English
- leafbase English
- megabase English
- megafire English
- misfire English
- moonbase English
- nightfire English
- nonfire English
- nucleobase English
- outbase English
- outfire English
- overfire English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- panabase English
- phallobase English
- pinfire English
- playerbase English
- polybase English
- postbase English
- postfire English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- pseudobase English
- rebase English
- refire English
- retrofire English
- rheobase English
- rimbase English
- rimfire English
- roadbase English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- seabase English
- set fire English
- shellfire English
- shitfire English
- slamfire English
- snowbase English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- starbase English
- strikefire English
- subbase English
- superbase English
- surbase English
- sure-fire English
- terabase English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- timebase English
- underfire English
- unfire English
- userbase English
- veldfire English
- watchfire English
- wheelbase English
- wildfire English
- wingbase English
- woodfire English
- Feuer German
- base French
- base Norwegian Bokmål
- ファイヤー Japanese
- base Norwegian Nynorsk
- base Middle English
- fier Middle English
- fairo Ido
- paia Tok Pisin
- faya Sranan Tongo
- piah Chinook Jargon
- faya Aukan
- fire
- firy
- base
- firer
- basen
- afire
- basic
- firee
- firie
- basal
- fiery
- bases
- fired
- refire
- fireth
- firest
- baseth
- embase
- enfire
- basify
- debase
- basely
- unfire
- rebase
- firebox
- firepot
- firehot
- baseman
- firelit
- rimbase
- firefly
- firedog
- pinfire
- firearm
- exobase
- subbase
- outfire
- firepan
- co-fire
- nonfire
- seabase
- misfire
- bonfire
- isobase
- firelet
- outbase
- rimfire
- disbase
- fireset
- firelog
- firepit
- prefire
- foxfire
- gunfire
- fireman
- firable
- firebar
- surbase
- firebug
- baselike
- hellfire
- basewise
- firebird
- baseling
- set fire
- roadbase
- firebolt
- firedoor
- firestop
- baseflow
- fireplay
- firesome
- firepole
- fireward
- bumpfire
- firewise
- firetrap
- codebase
- fireside
- shitfire
- Fireland
- rheobase
- firesand
- panabase
- firewood
- slamfire
- baseness
- wingbase
- polybase
- basecoat
- database
- baseless
- gigabase
- spitfire
- fireable
- balefire
- veldfire
- kilobase
- snowbase
- firecall
- firehook
- baseball
- antifire
- fireboat
- fireroom
- fireland
- wildfire
- firepink
- userbase
- bushfire
- cookfire
- firecock
- autofire
- basewide
- baseload
- baseborn
- starbase
- pre-fire
- firetube
- basement
- fireteam
- firehall
- firesuit
- fireline
- overfire
- fireweed
- fireback
- firewalk
- fireworm
- firefish
- baseword
- woodfire
- fireform
- firebath
- firebomb
- air base
- firetail
- megabase
- postfire
- landbase
- freebase
- basepath
- fireplug
- moonbase
- firebote
- fireball
- firewall
- firebrat
- firebell
- firehole
- gynobase
- postbase
- firelike
- drumfire
- leafbase
- megafire
- fireship
- baseband
- firelock
- timebase
- campfire
- basename
- firedamp
- firewire
- baseline
- testfire
- terabase
- fireless
- fireness
- firehouse
- firewater
- firestink
- nightfire
- baseboard
- frontfire
- housefire
- wheelbase
- firewagon
- firetruck
- test-fire
- baselayer
- firedrake
- firebrass
- basewoman
- watchfire
- firebrick
- firefight
- firestorm
- firefront
- shellfire
- spellfire
- firefinch
- firegrate
- grassfire
- firebathe
- crossfire
- underfire
- fireproof
- paleofire
- fireworks
- firesteel
- firefloat
- basepoint
- fireblast
- sure-fire
- fireplace
- fire hose
- baseplate
- firelight
- firebreak
- firewoman
- back fire
- firecrest
- brushfire
- firecrown
- firepower
- firestone
- flashfire
- holy fire
- firebelly
- fireguard
- fireboard
- firewheel
- firestick
- fireshine
- retrofire
- firebrand
- scarefire
- fireeater
- basestock
- superbase
- firethorn
- firescreen
- fireraiser
- fireworker
- fireperson
- centerfire
- palaeofire
- fire truck
- firekeeper
- playerbase
- baserunner
- firemaster
- scathefire
- fireworthy
- strikefire
- cease-fire
- phallobase
- groundfire
- firebomber
- basetender
- baseburner
- gnathobase
- firetender
- fire alarm
- fire whirl
- baseperson
- nucleobase
- firewarden
- pseudobase
- firedragon
- firesetter
- fireground
- firelighter
- kindle-fire
- firesetting
- basestealer
- firefighter
- baserunning
- fireraising
- kindle-coal
- firewatcher
- counterfire
- firestriker
- firecracker
- firetending
- fire hydrant
- firefighting
- firescorched
- firelighting
- firebreather
- basification
- fire triangle
- fire-breathing