home plate

noun

: a 5-sided rubber slab at one corner of a baseball diamond at which a batter stands when batting and which must be touched by a base runner in order to score

Examples of home plate in a Sentence

The runner was tagged out at home plate.

Recent Examples on the Web

Seigler, though, crossed home plate before Sogard was put out at first. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Since the Boston runner crossed home plate before the Jays recorded the third out at first, Toronto was required to appeal his early departure at third. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

At that time, the guy from third had crossed home plate and the guy at first was standing at second. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

In the end, because Seigler crossed home plate before Sogard was called out at first, and Toronto never appealed the runner leaving third base early, the run was awarded to the Red Sox. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for home plate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Kids Definition

home plate

noun

: the base where a baseball batter stands and which a base runner must touch in order to score