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View synonyms for home plate
home plate
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.
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 run Also calledplatehomehome base
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Word History and Origins
Origin of home plate1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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