base of operations
noun phrase
: main offices : headquarters
The company's base of operations is (in) London.
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Our base of operations was a spacious abode with plenty of room to gather or separate as needed.
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
From there, the lunar settlement would serve as a base of operations to make the first crewed space missions to Mars possible.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The allies feared that Germany could use Greenland as a base of operations to conduct offensive attacks on Washington, D.C. via bombing and submarine attacks.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The duo bought several more aged biplanes from the Army and moved their base of operations to Dutch Flats, right across Tide Street from the new Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
From there, the lunar settlement would serve as a base of operations to make the first crewed space missions to Mars possible.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The allies feared that Germany could use Greenland as a base of operations to conduct offensive attacks on Washington, D.C. via bombing and submarine attacks.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The duo bought several more aged biplanes from the Army and moved their base of operations to Dutch Flats, right across Tide Street from the new Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Base of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20of%20operations. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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