home base

noun

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.

Examples of home base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Guests have direct access to Big Sky Mountain via the One&Only Sky Lodge, the hotel’s home base for snow sports. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026

Given the otherworldly landscape minutes from the hotel, Larch House intends to be a home base for travelers fly-fishing and rafting in the summertime or skiing the top-tier slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort in the winter. —Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026

The Moritz Fieldhouse opened in November, providing a home base for Texas Wesleyan athletes, many of whom previously had to carry their gear across campus to get to practice. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026

When a call for help comes, Ryder alerts the team, who reports immediately to the home base. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for home base

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