home base

American  

noun

1. Baseball. home plate.

2. home.

3. home.

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Etymology

Origin of home base

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

The winnowing has hit especially hard in Delaware, DuPont’s home base.

From The Wall Street Journal

The short and somber clip starts with a look at some wreckage within the abandoned halls of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters — the home base of the X-Men.

From Los Angeles Times

But I wanted a home base, where I’ll always have a bedroom and I’ll know that my family will be there.

From The Wall Street Journal

After slamming her “torpedo” into the side of the Housatonic, she reversed herself and had seemingly set course for her home base on Sullivan’s Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.

From Literature

While its home base was in Texas, Whole Foods’s operations were decentralized, with regional offices that catered to specific markets.

From The Wall Street Journal