home base

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noun

Baseball. home plate.

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Origin of home base

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

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Examples from the Web for home base

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
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