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Noun: home base  howm beys
  1. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
    "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home base";
    - home plate, home, plate
     
  2. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative centre of an enterprise
    "many companies have their home base in New York";
    - headquarters, central office, main office, home office, base

Derived forms: home bases

Type of: bag, base, business office, office