home base
noun/ˌhəʊm ˈbeɪs/
/ˌhəʊm ˈbeɪs/
[singular, uncountable]- (also home plate, North American English also plate)(in baseball ) the place where the person hitting the ball stands and where they must return to after running around all the bases
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- the place where somebody/something usually lives, works or operates from
- The submarine returned to its home base in Vancouver.
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