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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Beck kept the Hurricanes calm amid the storm, leading them down the field for the winning score — and a shot at a national title on their home field at Hard Rock Stadium. John Marshall, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026 Ramirez, in his second season as Servite’s coach, said that was required to beat JSerra on the Lions’ home field. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026 Ultimately, Kyle Shanahan’s team couldn’t overcome all their missing players — Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, Brandon Aiyuk, Williams, Pearsall — to earn home field advantage and perhaps more importantly, the lone bye in the Wild Card round of the playoffs next week. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026 But give me combo of McCaffrey, the home field and Brock Purdy playing as well as any QB right now. Greg Cote january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 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 12 Jan. 2026.

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