base camp

noun

1. a main encampment providing supplies, shelter, and communications for persons engaged in wide-ranging activities, as exploring, reconnaissance, hunting, or mountain climbing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of base camp¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Above, Nima at the Mount Annapurna base camp in March.

From NewsForKids.net

Because it’s not possible to hike through Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, you’ll have to find your own transportation.

From Los Angeles Times

The team also had to leave their kayaks at a base camp they set up when it became impossible to head further upstream, hiking through the jungle using machetes for five days.

From BBC

They travelled to Suriname's second highest mountain where they created another base camp to try and set a third world record.

From BBC

Earlier this week, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said the stadium would be used as “a 10,000-person base camp at Tropicana Field to support ongoing debris operations and post-landfall responders.”

From Los Angeles Times