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- 1. a securely held seaport used as a centre of operations by the navy: "the city became a main naval base for the remainder of the war"
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A naval base, navy base, or military port is a military base, where warships and naval ships are docked when they have no mission at sea or need to restock. Ships may also undergo repairs. Some naval bases are temporary homes to aircraft that usually stay on ships but are undergoing maintenance while the ship is in port. In the United States, the United States Department of the Navy's General Orde... Wikipedia