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Definition of home base noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

home base

noun
 
/ˌhəʊm ˈbeɪs/
 
/ˌhəʊm ˈbeɪs/
[singular, uncountable]
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  1. (also home plate, North American English also plate)
    (in baseball ) the place where the person hitting the ball stands and where they must return to after running around all the bases
  2. the place where somebody/something usually lives, works or operates from
    • The submarine returned to its home base in Vancouver.
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