base of operations
noun phrase
: main offices : headquarters
The company's base of operations is (in) London.
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The Israeli argument — that Rafah is Hamas’s largest remaining base of operations — is not good enough.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 28 May 2024
This photo was taken on the tarmac in New Zealand, where the plane had its base of operations for about two months during the year.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2024
Tehran’s interest in funding, training, and facilitating Houthi actions in Yemen are meant to help Iran build a base of operations for future attacks against Saudi Arabia.
—Alexander Corbeil, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2016
To do so, the Americans would need a base of operations.
—Catherine Collins, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2018
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 28 May 2024
This photo was taken on the tarmac in New Zealand, where the plane had its base of operations for about two months during the year.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2024
Tehran’s interest in funding, training, and facilitating Houthi actions in Yemen are meant to help Iran build a base of operations for future attacks against Saudi Arabia.
—Alexander Corbeil, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2016
To do so, the Americans would need a base of operations.
—Catherine Collins, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2018
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“Base of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20of%20operations. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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