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

She and Brammall, who now consider Los Angeles their home base, were in the process of adopting their second child.

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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.

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

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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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