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home base

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noun

Baseball. home plate.

Origin of home base

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for home base

dish, home, platter

Examples from the Web for home base

Historical Examples of home base

Hideyoshi had chosen Nagoya in the province of Hizen as the home-base of his operations.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3
Various
When the pitcher lifted his arm Dreer dashed for home-base, and seemed beating the ball.
The Young Pitcher
Zane Grey
The lines from home-base to first, and from home to third are indefinitely prolonged and called foul-lines.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3
Various