home plate meaning

UK /həʊm pleɪt/ US /hoʊm pleɪt/ 2 syllables

home plate (noun): (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score.

Definition of home plate

  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

    Synonyms: home base, home, plate

    Type of: base

How to pronounce home plate

home plate is pronounced /həʊm pleɪt/ in British English and /hoʊm pleɪt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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