BASE CAMP | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of base camp in English base campnoun [ C usually singular ] uk /ˈbeɪs ˌkæmp/ us /ˈbeɪs ˌkæmp/ Add to word list Add to word list a place where food and general supplies are kept, especially for people climbing a mountain Mountaineering & rock climbing

• abseil
• abseil down something
• abseiling
• alpenstock
• alpinism
• climber
• climbing
• climbing wall
• coasteering
• cragsman
• free soloing
• free soloist
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• ice pick
• karabiner
• piton
• rappel
• rappelling
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base camp Table 3 gives data on waterpoints used for base camp and satellite camp in 1992 and 1999. From the Cambridge English Corpus This kind of exploitation occurs, often using an 'encounter strategy', in locations a short distance away from the base camp. From the Cambridge English Corpus The collected goods are subsequently returned to the base camp or stored elsewhereforfuture use. From the Cambridge English Corpus This work established a sort of base camp for all his subsequent artistic excursions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Rather, base camp mobility appears to be driven by seasonal variation. From the Cambridge English Corpus The frequency of moving the base camp is high, in other words there is a high residential mobility. From the Cambridge English Corpus When resources become depleted the base camp is moved to a new location, enabling the group to exploit a new foraging territory. From the Cambridge English Corpus Our evidence suggests that it is precisely base camp herd mobility that is limited during drought years. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the other hand, seasonal variability has a negative impact on both satellite and base camp mobility. From the Cambridge English Corpus Spatial variability appears to have a more limited impact on base camp mobility. From the Cambridge English Corpus This suggests that he was in a pre-scorbutic state when he left base camp. From the Cambridge English Corpus Each base camp had a high turnover of settlers and there was a lot of movement between base camps. From the Cambridge English Corpus Three sites of 1 ha each were chosen in afroalpine grassland around the base camp. From the Cambridge English Corpus Usually these expeditions operate a long distance away from the base camp, aiming at the procurement of specific resources in specific contexts. From the Cambridge English Corpus Furthermore, our evidence suggests that base camp herd mobility is limited particularly during drought years. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of base camp These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of base camp?

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in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指登山隊的）大本營… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指登山队的）大本营… See more in Spanish campamento base… See more in Portuguese acampamento base… See more in Polish in Turkish baza, obóz bazowy lub główny… See more ana kamp üssü… See more Need a translator?

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