bases

¹ American

[bay-seez] / ˈbeɪ siz /

noun

plural of basis.

bases ² American

[bay-siz] / ˈbeɪ sɪz /

noun

plural of base.

bases ¹ British

/ ˈbeɪsiːz /

noun

the plural of basis

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bases ² British

/ ˈbeɪsɪz /

noun

the plural of base 1

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After World War II, the U.S. increasingly relied on military alliances, overseas bases, trade and international institutions to project power.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Then Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages hit opposite-field singles to move Ohtani around the bases and give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Nuclear reactors at bases would mean less pollution and reduced electricity rates for civilians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

That 1960 pact is often accused of rendering US military bases virtually extraterritorial and immune to Japan's domestic laws.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

All summer long, kids playing punchball—hitting a pink “Spaldeen” ball with your fist and then running bases drawn in chalk on the streets—had tried to steal home to copy Robinson.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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