home plate

== English == === Noun === home plate (plural home plates) (baseball) 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. ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ホームベース (hōmu bēsu) → Korean: 홈 베이스 (hom beiseu) ==== Translations ====