The five-sided flat white rubber base next to which the batter stands and which must be touched in scoring a run.
〔棒球〕本垒板
Example sentencesExamples
After touching home plate, the batter walks off the field as the hero of the winning team.
We'd stand at home plate facing the backstop, and he'd give us five pitches per turn.
He stood admiring it at home plate for a long moment before raising his fist in the air and rounding the bases triumphantly.
Runs are scored when a batter reaches the home plate after running round all three bases, be it one-by-one or alternatively in one fell swoop after one hit.
Karey handed Zach the bat and the three returned to the home plate and batter's area.
Definition of home plate in US English:
home plate
nounˈhōm ˈˌplātˈhoʊm ˈˌpleɪt
Baseball
The five-sided flat white rubber base next to which the batter stands and over which the pitcher must throw the ball for a strike. A runner must touch home plate after having reached all the other bases to score a run.
Example sentencesExamples
We'd stand at home plate facing the backstop, and he'd give us five pitches per turn.
Karey handed Zach the bat and the three returned to the home plate and batter's area.
He stood admiring it at home plate for a long moment before raising his fist in the air and rounding the bases triumphantly.
After touching home plate, the batter walks off the field as the hero of the winning team.
Runs are scored when a batter reaches the home plate after running round all three bases, be it one-by-one or alternatively in one fell swoop after one hit.