base exchange
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of base exchange
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“It’s a gorgeous thing. I’d be afraid to wear it,” said Bath, who prefers a $150 Glycine Airman he bought at a base exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Sept. 10, Liberty Station’s long-neglected naval base exchange, otherwise known as Building 178, will be reborn as the Cygnet’s new home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
An imam certifies that meals served at four cafeterias are halal, but the lines to buy pizza at the base exchange often stretch outside.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2021
He ordered it from the base exchange for a 10 percent discount.
From Fox News ● Jan. 29, 2020
Give me back her life, And take the life I kept by base exchange!
From Browning and His Century by Helen Archibald Clarke
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
