home stand

noun

1. a series of consecutive sports events, as baseball games, played in a team's own stadium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of home stand¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

You would think these data points might tempt the Nats to start their home stand Friday with Cassandra Bobblehead Night.

From Washington Post

If you just want to see baseball, and you don’t mind a drive, the Baltimore Orioles have single-game tickets available in April and May, including home stands against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

From Washington Post

How does the home stand as regards either branch of development?

From Project Gutenberg

The mountains of our home stand round about us, and we know it.

From Project Gutenberg