home base Meaning of "home base"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
  2. (n) (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

Usage(s):

  1. The Teens tab links to Mix It Up, home base for student activists working to break down social barriers.
  2. He took trips from his home base in Tokyo to New Jersey, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Dallas, Britain, Barcelona and Paris.
  3. In Yusuf's home base of Cairo, he can no longer walk down the street unmolested.
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