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
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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Example sentences 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
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]
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