Noun
(surveying) A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
(computing, networking) A radio receiver/transmitter that serves as the hub of the local wireless network, and may also be the gateway between a wired network and the wireless network.
(radio) A radio transciever permanently or semipermanently installed in a fixed location on land, typically used to communicate with mobile stations and/or other base stations
Coordinate term: mobile station
Base station Modern concepts for the base station/anchor are typically mobile stations, large oceangoing vessels or other mobile platforms. Source: Internet
Seventy-seven inches fell at Pinkham Notch Base Station in New Hampshire, bringing its February total to 130 inches. Source: Internet