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off-base
[ awf-beys, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˈbeɪs, ˈɒf- /
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adjective
located outside the perimeters of a military base: off-base housing for officers.
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Origin of off-base
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby off-base
Offaly, off and on, off and running, off balance, off-balance sheet reserve, off-base, offbeat, offboard, off-brand, off break, off Broadway
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How to use off-base in a sentence
Other Idioms and Phrases with off-base
off base
Wrong, relying on a mistaken premise, as in His description of the accounting system was totally off base. This metaphoric term originated in baseball, where a runner who steps off a base can be put out. [c. 1940]
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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