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
Recent Examples on the Web
More destinations around the world – from Taiwan to Portugal – have started to introduce digital nomad visa offerings, creating an overwhelming array of options to choose from for a home base.
—
Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
My home base was the secluded Hotel Le Toiny, nestled in the hills overlooking the ocean on the eastern side of the island.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Rome is their home base and where all three were born and raised.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Today, the building serves Kansas City kids as the home base of Operation Breakthrough.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for home base
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
My home base was the secluded Hotel Le Toiny, nestled in the hills overlooking the ocean on the eastern side of the island.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Rome is their home base and where all three were born and raised.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Today, the building serves Kansas City kids as the home base of Operation Breakthrough.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for home base
Cite this Entry
“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share