starbase
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1. starbase - Noun
2. Starbase - Proper noun
Meaning
(science fiction) A base (for trading, military operations, etc.) located in space, among the stars.
(furniture) Alternative form of star base
A subdivision of Cameron County, Texas, United States
Coordinate terms: Boca Chica Village, Kopernik Shores, Kennedy Shores
A spaceport in Starbase, Boca Chica, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States
Coordinate terms: Boca Chica Spaceport, Brownsville Spaceport, South Texas Spaceport
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An advertisement agency's list of 153 alternatives included Starbase Malevolent, Black Coven, Haphaestus VII, and Cosmocurse; ultimately, the toy was labeled "Darth Vader's Star Destroyer".
Dr. Quaice retired in 2367 shortly after the death of his wife, and the Enterprise-D picked him up at Starbase 133 to ferry him home.
Pike and his officers were looking at the interior of Starbase 18’s flight tower, a circular room with floor-to-ceiling windows.
“Starbase 47,” Spock said, “a Watchtower-class space station, also known as Vanguard.”
While evacuees from the station are processed and the ships repaired, restocked, and re-staffed as needed, Captain James T. Kirk is ordered to report to Admiral Heihachiro Nogura, Starbase 47’s second and final commanding officer.
In late 2002 Borland purchased design tool vendor TogetherSoft and tool publisher Starbase, makers of the StarTeam configuration management tool and the CaliberRM requirements management tool.