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homestand

homestand

3 5.1
A series of games a team plays at its home stadium or arena
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊmˌstænd/
  • Jargon
translation icon : serie de partidos en casa
  • During their long homestand, the fans will have a chance to support the team every night.
  • game homestand
  • 10-game homestand
  • six-game homestand

Examples

  • The team is looking forward to their upcoming homestand, where they will play five games in a row at home.

  • The club will return home on the 24 to open up a six-game homestand.

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  • Dallas opens a three-game homestand Monday against Golden State.

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  • The homestand continues on Tuesday night as the Tigers host McNeese State at 7 p.m.

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  • The Indians come back to Cleveland and start their final homestand of the season against the Kansas City Royals and the White Sox.

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  • Austin Peay opened the current homestand with a 90-52 loss to No. 8 Louisville on Thursday.

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  • The Thunder are now 2-0 in overtime games for the year and now head back to OKC to begin a 3-game homestand to end the first month of the season.

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  • Walker Buehler on the hill tonight to kick off a six-game homestand at Chavez Ravine.

  • The Condors wrap up their four-game homestand on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. showdown against the San Francisco Bulls.

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  • After a tough road trip, the players were excited to return for a seven-game homestand at their home stadium.

Synonyms

home stand
vshomestand
1 5.0

A series of games a team plays at its home stadium

has identical meaning but is written as a single word

Antonyms

9 2.7

A sports match played at the other team's stadium

How Long

homestand
  • Jargon
3 5.1
doubleheader
9 5.5
home game
41 2.3

Surface Forms

homestand singular
homestands plural

Morphology

homestand = home + stand (semi-transparent) = home + stand

The compound clearly combines 'home' and 'stand', but 'stand' meaning 'a series of games' is sports-specific jargon that may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Homestand is made of home and stand, where stand can be thought of as 'stay'. It pictures a team staying at home to play several games in a row, so a homestand is a series of games at the team's own venue.