home field

noun

sports
: a team's own field where it plays in front of its fans
The team has been tough to beat on its home field.

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After thrashing Real España by five goals on the Honduran club’s home field last week, the Los Angeles Football Club was nearly guaranteed to advance to the next stage of the continental tournament. Josh Gross, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026 Moore was elated to earn the All-American Game invite, in large part because the game is played right on his home field at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand in January. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026 The Cleveland Guardians travel the farthest to get to spring training − 1,763 miles − while the Arizona Diamondbacks' home field is just about 13 miles from their spring training site. Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 This incident occurred just hours after the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California — White’s home field. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for home field

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“Home field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20field. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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