Meaning

noun installation from which a military force initiates operations

noun lowest support of a structure

noun a place that the runner must touch before scoring

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? Oscanbor.? Celticbor.? Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base From Middle English base, bas, from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus (“low”). Cognate with Spanish bajo, Italian…

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