base of operations
noun phrase
: main offices : headquarters
The company's base of operations is (in) London.
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From there, the lunar settlement would serve as a base of operations for the first crewed missions to Mars.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
There are already 1,200 new parking spaces in East Village, so locals can skip the crowd at the current base of operations, Snow Park Lodge, and hop on the East Village’s gondola or high speed six-person chair and get right into the new expansion.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
Our base of operations was a spacious abode with plenty of room to gather or separate as needed.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 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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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
There are already 1,200 new parking spaces in East Village, so locals can skip the crowd at the current base of operations, Snow Park Lodge, and hop on the East Village’s gondola or high speed six-person chair and get right into the new expansion.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
Our base of operations was a spacious abode with plenty of room to gather or separate as needed.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 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
See All Example Sentences for base of operations
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“Base of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20of%20operations. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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