"base camp" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: base camps [plural], basecamp [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} base camp (plural base camps)
  1. (climbing) An encampment used temporarily for storing supplies and preparing for a larger activity (especially one at a higher altitude or farther afield), such as mountain climbing or hunting. Derived forms: advance base camp Related terms: low camp (english: not to be confused) Translations (encampment used for preparing for a larger activity): perusleiri (Finnish), camp de base [masculine] (French), alaptábor (Hungarian), campo base [masculine] (Italian), obóz bazowy [masculine] (Polish), baza [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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