The enterprise was abandoned. Farther to the left, a portion of the 6th Corps carried the first line of the Confederate entrenchments, and captured 900 prisoners and several guns. Then the first day's real battle at Spotsylvania Courthouse was ended.
Base (mathematics) In mathematics, a base or radix is the number of different digits or combination of digits and letters that a system of counting uses to represent numbers. For example, the most common base used today is the decimal system. Because dec means 10, it uses the 10 digits from 0 to 9.
The noun BASE has 19 senses: 1. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water. 2. installation from which a military force initiates operations. 3. lowest support of a structure. 4. place that runner must touch before scoring. 5.. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water. 2. installation from which a military force initiates operations. 3. lowest support of a structure.