third base

noun

1

: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

2

: the player position for defending the area around third base

third baseman noun

Examples of third base in a Sentence

a runner on third base

Recent Examples on the Web

Fresno Sate finally retired him in the ninth on a ground ball to third base. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024

With two outs in the fifth inning Curiel pushed a bunt toward third base and was three-quarters the way to first base before Santa Margarita third baseman Trevor Banning could make an unsuccessful barehanded grab-and-throw effort. —Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024

In addition to earning McDonald’s All-American status on the hardwood as a senior at Camarillo High, Jaquez played third base on the softball team as a senior and, with UCLA utility player Rylee Pinedo, won the Division I CIF Southern Section title as a junior. —Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024

Grace Heath, a courtesy runner for Gonzales, set up Aledo’s scoring situation by tagging up from first and taking third base on a wild pitch. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

third base

noun

: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball or the position of the player defending the area around it