ˈhome plate noun [singular] the place where you stand to hit the ball in baseball, and the last place the player who is running must touch in order to get a point ⇒
home base, [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
home plate n. The base in baseball where the batter stands and that a runner must touch to score.
The runner slid across home plate ahead of the tag to score a run. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲