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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Shortly before the game, Gwynn was called up behind home plate to accept a check for $1 million from Moores to SDSU’s athletic department.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
The renderings released by Gensler on Feb. 6 show home plate in the southwest corner of the site, with fans looking toward the Chicago skyline.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Loge level, third row, on the right side of home plate, Erwin on the aisle next to her, the batters directly in front of her.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
But in the short-term, American Family Field will have two new scoreboards and LED digital displays behind home plate beginning this year.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
In the math station, for instance, kids measure the length of bats and the distance between home plate and the pitchers’ mound.
—Katie Knight, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
This was a roofed aerie atop the second deck that curled around the corner of the stadium where home plate stood in the summertime, a reminder that Briggs Stadium was built for baseball, not football — for Tigers, not Lions.
—Bill Morris, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Bleachers are right behind home plate and constant catcalls can ring out toward an umpire.
—Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
The cowards cut the statue off at the ankles, leaving nothing but two shoes on a base the shape of home plate.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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“Home plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20plate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
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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Nglish: Translation of home plate for Spanish Speakers
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