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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The winner of tonight's game could end up having home field in a potential playoff rematch. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 Penn State had won all the previous matchups that took place on their home field. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025 Many people inside Rogers Centre left their seats promptly, uninterested in watching the Dodgers celebrate on Toronto’s home field after winning a second consecutive title. Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 In a video shared by the Chiefs official Instagram, a wide-eyed Lucy, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, stood on the team's home field alongside her family as Mahomes approached them with a football — but not just any football, rather, the game ball. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 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 22 Nov. 2025.

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