base camp

English

Alternative forms

• basecamp

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.

   Hypernym: camp

Derived terms

• advance base camp

Translations

encampment used for preparing for a larger activity

Finnish: perusleiri French: camp de base (fr) m Hungarian: alaptábor Italian: campo base m Polish: obóz bazowy m, baza (pl) f

See also

• low camp (not to be confused)