off-base

[awf-beys, of-]

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adjective

located outside the perimeters of a military base: off-base housing for officers.

Origin of off-base

First recorded in 1935–40

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Contemporary Examples of off-base

But the caricature of GM as a dysfunctional jobs exporter is off-base.
In Ohio Ads, Mitt Romney Fails Auto 101
Daniel Gross
October 31, 2012

Historical Examples of off-base

These excuses for not dealing with off-base discrimination continued throughout the decade.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
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.
The local commander also arranged for the desegregation of some off-base social facilities in a effort to improve black morale.
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

adv.

"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.