home base

noun

1. Baseball.,  home plate.

2. home.

3. home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of home base¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

Reset is just 6 minutes from the 29 Palms entrance to Joshua Tree National Park, making the hotel an easy home base for exploring the park.

From Los Angeles Times

It is expected to be the home base for such Sheridan-produced shows as “Landman” and “Lioness,” which currently film in Texas.

From Los Angeles Times

The children sometimes move with the parents; sometimes they stay behind with relatives in the Los Angeles area or a different home base.

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They had families and eventually both moved from their L.A. home base to different cities.

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But to Oganesyan, no matter where Dave’s opens and how far his hot chicken empire spreads, Los Angeles will always be the chain’s home base.

From Los Angeles Times