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base camp

American

noun

a main encampment providing supplies, shelter, and communications for persons engaged in wide-ranging activities, as exploring, reconnaissance, hunting, or mountain climbing.

Etymology

Origin of base camp

First recorded in 1895–1900

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One day in May, Sergio Gor, President Trump’s special envoy for South Asia, appeared at the base camp of Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

“In our world, it’s risk versus gain,” Battalion Chief Emmanuel Sampang said from outside a tent at the team’s base camp in Venezuela.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Those issues also led Iran to move its base camp from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Later on Sunday, these players will return to base camp in Charlotte as tired men.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Using tanks and armored personnel carriers, troops move into the jungle near the Cambodian border to search for a suspected Viet Cong base camp, 1970.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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