home base

noun

1. Baseball. home plate.
2. home ( def 8 ).
3. home ( def 9 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of home base¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

In the midst of the Latino Theater Company’s three-weekend Encuentro festival, ending Nov. 10, the downtown theater complex has become home base for the country’s Latino theater scene — hosting between seven and 12 productions nightly from groups all over the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times

Lesh kept Terrapin Crossroads as his performing home base through its closure in 2021, stepping aside for various festival appearances with Phil Lesh and Friends, notably joining Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline to play a set as Philco at the Sacred Rose Festival in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

The rooms are on the smaller side, as you’d expect from a beautifully restored building in Europe, but they’re just the right size to serve as a home base during your travels.

From Salon

Tucci has landed in New York City from his current home base of London about an hour before we speak, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it.

From Los Angeles Times

As Girl Ultra’s home base, it’s the space where the 28-year-old first settled into her slew of new age sounds and continues to scratch her itch for experimentation.

From Los Angeles Times