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

But as the tarp was still unfurling, both dugouts were on the field and near home plate as an argument broke out. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Attired in matching homemade purple Firebells’ logo T-shirts and facial sparkles, the group sat behind home plate on the warm Sunday night as San Francisco beat the Boston Hunters 11-3 at Robin Roberts Stadium. — James Raia, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

The final four-plus innings were played with only three umpires after home plate ump Jeremie Rehak left the game after taking a foul ball off his mask. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

The Shaded Seats blog suggests the shadiest seats at Sutter Health Park are behind home plate and along the third baseline, which become increasingly shaded during the afternoon at the ballpark. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 July 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