home stand

noun

: a series of baseball games played at a team's home field

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Minnesota is 0-2 amid its current five-game home stand, with losses to Sacramento and Washington, two contests in which the Wolves were favored. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2025 That game was a 1-point loss that started their five-game winless home stand, which culminated with Brown’s firing. Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025 In the children’s playroom at Chelsea and Van’s home stands a 3-foot-tall statue of Yoda from Star Wars, a castle by the window sill and colorful bean bag pillows. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025 The Hornets, who opened an historic nine-game home stand, will be right back in action at Spectrum Center. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for home stand

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home stand was in 1965

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“Home stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20stand. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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