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
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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.
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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
The multimedia jazz opera premieres in Indianapolis, Kazembe’s home base, just a week before this Chicago show.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
Both make for a swanky home base to explore some of the city’s renowned restaurants like Kann and Phuket Cafe.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 May 2024
As soon as the request was made, the aircraft was deployed the same day from its home base in Addison, Texas to Pittsburgh.
—Alex Presha, ABC News, 16 May 2024
For a seaside home base with a kid-friendly restaurant, a pool, and grassy lawns for children to run around, check into Congress Hall.
—Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 13 May 2024
Coupeville also serves as a great home base for exploring Whidbey Island.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
Beyond the Expo The newly reopened Regent Hong Kong in Kowloon served as the home base for talent and guests.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
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
The multimedia jazz opera premieres in Indianapolis, Kazembe’s home base, just a week before this Chicago show.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
Both make for a swanky home base to explore some of the city’s renowned restaurants like Kann and Phuket Cafe.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 May 2024
As soon as the request was made, the aircraft was deployed the same day from its home base in Addison, Texas to Pittsburgh.
—Alex Presha, ABC News, 16 May 2024
For a seaside home base with a kid-friendly restaurant, a pool, and grassy lawns for children to run around, check into Congress Hall.
—Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 13 May 2024
Coupeville also serves as a great home base for exploring Whidbey Island.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
Beyond the Expo The newly reopened Regent Hong Kong in Kowloon served as the home base for talent and guests.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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