home base

noun

1
: the place in which someone or something lives or operates
The company's home base is in New York.
She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling.
2
baseball : the base that a runner must touch in order to score
The runner was tagged out at home base.

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Where to Stay Within walking distance of the North Ferry, The Boathouse is the ultimate home base for anyone wishing to cosplay as a Shelter Island homeowner for the weekend. Sylvie Florman, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026 But Ellison also is making contingency plans to shift Paramount’s historic home base from Melrose Avenue to Tennessee — or perhaps Texas — as early as this fall. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The temple serves as a home base for this section of the game. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 That location serves as the home base for Zipline's electric drones. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for home base

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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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