home base

noun

plural home bases

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.

3

slang + impolite : sexual intercourse

—usually used in phrases like get to home base or reach home base compare first base sense 4, second base sense 3, third base sense 3

Examples of home base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But despite the hard work that’s gone into making Robin Roberts Stadium home base for Year 1, many seem genuinely happy to be there. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

To woo the American artist best known for his curvaceous and colorful Balloon Dog sculptures, Hublot invited him to its Nyon, Switzerland, home base. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

According to Page Six, the couple has come up with a convenient home base amid the Kansas City Chiefs player’s 14th season. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Following their return, Meghan and Harry plan to establish a private, non-royal home base in Britain, with Archie and Lilibet starting school in September. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for home base

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace