home plate

noun

Baseball.

1. the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.

home plate

noun

1. Also called: plate.  home.  home base. baseball a flat often five-sided piece of hard rubber or other material that serves to define the area over which the pitcher must throw the ball for a strike and that a base runner must safely reach on his way from third base to score a run

Word History and Origins

Origin of home plate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Rojas saved the day for a second time on a ground ball at second base, fielding it from a drawn-in position before firing for a force-out at home plate.

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Most of the Dodgers rushed to home plate to wait for Freddie Freeman, who was rounding the bases after hitting another World Series walk-off home run.

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He might not get another pitch in the same ZIP Code as home plate.

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Sheen told the man to start the race at second base while Todd started at home plate.

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On Saturday, he knew, walking toward home plate and clasping hands with Will Smith.

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