base; stronghold; main fort
Military term for a main base or stronghold; not used for everyday 'base' like a foundation or starting point.
A plan to attack the enemy's stronghold was drawn up.
Baseball term; the final base a runner must reach to score a run.
ランナーが本塁に滑り込んだ。
The runner slid into home plate.
The runner made it back to home plate and scored another run.
The soldiers defended the stronghold to the very end.
He was tagged out at home plate.