home plate
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home plate
noun home plates
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A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run.
Similar: home base
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Talk about this word "home plate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/home%20plate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. home plate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/home%20plate "home plate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/home%20plate.Cite this
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title = {home plate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/home%20plate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}