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.
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With one out in the third inning, Buehler threw a 1-0 pitch to Soto that looked to be clearly within the strike zone, but it was called a ball by home plate umpire Mike Estabrook. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 21 May 2025 While sliding into home plate, his left leg twisted beneath him, leading to immediate and visible distress. Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025 Sliding into home plate One dish that’s near and dear to Choi’s heart is the aptly named Grandma’s Pork Belly Bossam ($48). Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025 And then that strike from Lindor to home plate, Torrens applying the tag — pretty complete play. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for home plate

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home plate was in 1866

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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

home plate

noun
: the base where a baseball batter stands and which a base runner must touch in order to score

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