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

The new 42nd District remains anchored in Garcia’s home base of Long Beach. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

Consider Cuellar's 28th Congressional District, anchored by his home base in Laredo but stretching into rural Southwest Texas where Republicans showed surprising strength in the 2024 presidential election. —John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026

Where to Stay Rogner Hotel, Tirana The Rogner Hotel provides a luxury home base for visiting the nation's capital city. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026

Sergey Brin picked Allison Island, a little less exclusive, but closer to downtown and South Beach, as his home base, while his Google cofounder Larry Page opted for the old Florida charms of Coconut Grove. —Matthew Kronsberg, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for home base

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