navy base

Noun

Meaning

base of operations for a naval fleet

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

base base of operations

Examples

Located in an austere environment, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) is a U.S. Navy base located in the Horn of Africa and is the only enduring U.S. military base on the continent of Africa. Source: Internet

Stratton was one of the survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese aerial attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii. Source: Internet

In a statement Thursday, Mr. Udine, the county commissioner, said he tried but failed to have the passengers quarantined on a Navy base or one of the company’s private islands, or at a port outside Florida’s coronavirus “hot zone.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

navvie navvy navy navy bean navy bear navy blue