English Dictionary

home plate

名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

野球における本塁で、打者のボックス中央に置かれた平らな五角形のゴム製プレート。審判が投球がストライクかボールかを判断する基準となり、走者が第三塁から本塁に到達する際に触れることで得点が記録される。

He slid headfirst into home plate to score the winning run.

彼は決勝点を挙げるため、本塁へ頭から滑り込んだ。

意味（1）

(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.

home plates （ plural ）