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home ground

American  

noun

  1. an area, locality, or subject with which one is intimately familiar.

    When you see those familiar mountains appear on the horizon, you'll know you are back on home ground. Baseball and football are home ground for this sports-loving community.


home ground British  

noun

  1. a familiar area or topic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On his home ground, Duckett was able to enjoy the relief of a long-awaited seventh Test ton.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

At present, the club have found there is no major difference between the conditions of other pitches in comparison to their home ground, but testing is ongoing.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Fans held up placards showing '7', Ronaldo's shirt number, in the seventh minute of the game at Al Nassr's home ground in Riyadh.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

Would have been easy to give in to pressure, being sent to the monitor like that, especially at City's home ground, but he stuck with his decision.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

They think this will be the last battle, and they are glad that it is to be fought on their own home ground.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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