second base
noun
Definition of second base
1 : the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
2 : the player position for defending the area on the first-base side of second base
second baseman
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of second base in a Sentence
He slid into second base.
He used to play second base for the Red Sox.
1845
First Known Use of second base
1845
SECOND BASE Defined for English Language Learners
second base
noun
Definition of second base for English Language Learners
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baseball : the base that must be touched second by a base runner; also : the position of the player who defends the area near second base
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