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Firebase

/ˈfʌɪəbeɪs/

An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.

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An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.

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zone of firenoun	(military) An area into which a designated ground unit or fire support ship delivers, or is prepared to deliver, fire support. Fire may or may not be observed.
fire missionnoun	(military) A communication between the fire direction center (FDC) and an observer to direct artillery on a target.
field of firenoun	The area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position.
fortnoun	A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
fibuanoun	(military, British, Canada) Acronym of fighting in built-up areas.
firetrenchnoun	Alternative form of fire trench. [(military) A deep trench from which one can fire on the enemy.]
fuzenoun	(military, professional usage) An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition.
infantry fighting vehiclenoun	(military) An armoured combat vehicle designed to carry infantry soldiers and provide fire support for them.
firegroundnoun	(firefighting) The site where a fire occurs or has recently occurred.
forendnoun	(firearms) Part of a rifle, underneath the barrel, where it is supported by the hand.
firestepnoun	Alternative form of fire step. [(military, chiefly historical) A step or platform dug into the front side of a military trench - allowing soldiers to stand on it in order to fire over the parapet.]
firefindernoun	Alternative form of fire finder. [A type of alidade used by lookouts to determine the direction of a wildfire.]
firefountainnoun	Alternative spelling of fire fountain. [(geology) A form of pyroclastic eruption containing magma suspended in gas.]
fenciblenoun	A militia unit raised for homeland defense.
fssgnoun	(military) Initialism of force service support group.
fieldworknoun	(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions.
friendly firenoun	Weapons fire coming from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces.
fascinenoun	(chiefly construction) Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
fire-powernoun	Dated spelling of firepower.
firecannoun	(military slang, US) A jet fighter.