home stand

noun

: a series of baseball games played at a team's home field

Examples of home stand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Lakers now begin a three-game home stand against the Cavaliers, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Warriors, three games that could have huge implications on the final seedings at the end of the regular season. Matias Grez, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024 The first of two waves of rain will begin to move ashore before dawn Saturday and will be followed by a second, weaker wave on Sunday, potentially disrupting the Padres first home stand of the season. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home stand 

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home stand was in 1965

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

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