home base

noun

1
: the place in which someone or something lives or operates
The company's home base is in New York.
She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling.
2
baseball : the base that a runner must touch in order to score
The runner was tagged out at home base.

Examples of home base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sutherland, located just to the south, is the home base for orbital launch service Orbex and has authorization for up to 12 launches a year but is still awaiting an official license. Kate Duffy, Fortune Europe, 24 May 2024 Next, they'll be assigned a home base, or domicile, according to the needs of the airline. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for home base 

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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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