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basepath

basepath noun: the grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.

Noun

basepath (plural basepaths)

  1. The grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.
    • Jackson broke up a potential double play in the 1978 World Series when he froze on the basepaths and turned his hip into a throw.2007 June 2, Tyler Kepner, “Reconsidering, Torre Admonishes Rodriguez”, in New York Times
  2. The path between two adjacent bases, such as between the first and the second base.

Forms of basepath

pluralbasepaths

Origin of basepath

From base + path.

Questions about basepath

What does basepath mean?
Basepath means the grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.
What part of speech is basepath?
Basepath is a noun.
What is the plural of basepath?
The plural of basepath is basepaths.

Words near basepath in the dictionary

  1. baseonemoside
  2. basepair
  3. basepaired
  4. basepairing
  5. basepairs
  6. basepath
  7. basepaths
  8. basepeak
  9. basepeaks
  10. baseperson
  11. basepersons

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