home base
noun
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Origin of home base
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby home base
homburg, home, home aid, home automation, home banking, home base, home brand, home center, home computer, home counties, home ec
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Example sentences 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 GreyThe lines from home-base to first, and from home to third are indefinitely prolonged and called foul-lines.
Hideyoshi had chosen Nagoya in the province of Hizen as the home-base of his operations.