off-base
[ awf-beys, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˈbeɪs, ˈɒf- /
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
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Examples from the Web for off-base
But the caricature of GM as a dysfunctional jobs exporter is off-base.
The committee wanted the recommendations on off-base discrimination contained in its initial report also applied overseas.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.These excuses for not dealing with off-base discrimination continued throughout the decade.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.It is hard enough to be told that you are off-base and that your behavior has been bad when an adult says the damning words.
The Fourth R|George Oliver Smith
Word Origin and History for off-base
off-base
"unawares," 1936, American English, from off (adv.) + base (n.); a figurative extension from baseball sense of "not in the right position" (1898), from notion of a baserunner being picked off while taking a lead.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper