home plate

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noun Baseball.

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.

Also called home, the plate, home base.

Origin of home plate

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby home plate

homeowner, homeowners' association, homeowner's policy, homepage, homeplace, home plate, home port, homer, home range, Homeric, Homeric laughter

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Example sentences from the Web for home plate

Many of these bunts can be fielded either by the pitcher or, if they drop dead in front of the home-plate, by the catcher.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
The ball was thrown from a rope stretched between two stakes driven into the ground one hundred and ten yards from the home-plate.
A Ball Player's Career|Adrian C. Anson
A sizeable grandstand flanked the gridiron and a smaller one stood behind the home-plate of the varsity diamond.
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour
It came towards the home-plate and Marmaduke, as fast as an arrow.
Half-Past Seven Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for home plate

home plate

noun

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 runAlso called: plate, home, home base

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

单词	home plate
释义	home plate SEE SYNONYMS FOR home plate ON THESAURUS.COM noun Baseball. 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. Also called home, the plate, home base. Origin of home plate An Americanism dating back to 1870–75 Words nearby home plate homeowner, homeowners' association, homeowner's policy, homepage, homeplace, home plate, home port, homer, home range, Homeric, Homeric laughter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for home plate Many of these bunts can be fielded either by the pitcher or, if they drop dead in front of the home-plate, by the catcher. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3\|Various The ball was thrown from a rope stretched between two stakes driven into the ground one hundred and ten yards from the home-plate. A Ball Player's Career\|Adrian C. Anson A sizeable grandstand flanked the gridiron and a smaller one stood behind the home-plate of the varsity diamond. Center Rush Rowland\|Ralph Henry Barbour It came towards the home-plate and Marmaduke, as fast as an arrow. Half-Past Seven Stories\|Robert Gordon Anderson British Dictionary definitions for home plate home plate noun 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 runAlso called: plate, home, home base 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 Words related to home plate dish, home, platter, home base, the plate
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home plate

noun Baseball.

Origin of home plate

Words nearby home plate

Example sentences from the Web for home plate

British Dictionary definitions for home plate

noun

Words related to home plate