forward base
Front line camp
A forward base is a military installation positioned close to an area of operations, allowing forces to stage, resupply, and launch missions without returning to distant main bases.
The term extends to any strategically placed facility supporting activities in remote or hostile environments: The research team established a forward base at the foot of the glacier.
In gaming, players often build forward bases to maintain pressure on opponents.
- outpostRemote military station
- advanceMove or progress forward
- fire supportMilitary weapons assistance
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
rapid deployment · frontline · enemy lines · no man's land · combat zone · supply line · reconnaissance · perimeter · encampment · tactical · logistics · troop · boots on the ground · airfield · beachhead · stronghold · bunker · operations
- campstent, tents, camp, shelters, campsite
- military basesoldiers, barracks, HQ, troops, hangar
- battle prepbriefing, preparation, readiness, mobilization, mustering
- jungle warfareguerrilla tactics, dense foliage, jungle boots, machete, infiltration
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, Fort Benning, fort, Fort Knox
- military installationsforts, outposts, army posts, fort, fortress
forward baserear echelon
Non-combat support zone
home base · rear area · headquarters · support base · staging area
forward, base, ward, forwards, forwardness, forwarded, forwarding, forwarder, based