third base
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3.1
- noun
- /θɜrd beɪs/
- US
:
posición de tercera base
- In a previous age, I was Bobby Brown playing third base for the New York Yankees.
- play third base
- third base coach
- third base line
Examples
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I was just reading off this list of players who played third base for us this year.
Blog text (7) -
Rickie ran to his position at third base, wishing he had as much confidence as the coach had.
Fiction book (2000) -
Just one out and the winning run at third base.
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And the throw into third base, finally... ...is a little bit high.
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When I was nine, I was playing third base in Little League and looking straight back at people.
Fiction book (1994) -
Sure, he can handle third base, but he's not there for his skills in the field.
Blog text (5) -
The White Sox will most likely have a hole to fill at third base this off-season.
Blog text (29) -
And for the New York Yankees, playing third base, leading off, Wayne Tolleson.
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Now batting, Tom McKay, number ten, third base.
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The player slid into third base to beat the throw from the outfield.
Synonyms
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3.4
A player who fields near the base after second base in baseball
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward compositional noun: the ordinal 'third' modifies 'base' to indicate the third of the four bases in baseball. A B1 learner who knows 'third' (ordinal) and 'base' (base in baseball) can directly infer this location/position without needing idiomatic knowledge, so the meaning is transparent.
Etymology
Third base also names the field position next to that base: the fielder at third base stands close to the base to stop hard-hit balls, so the term refers to the 'defensive player' who guards that spot.