homestand
- noun
- /ˈhoʊmˌstænd/
- Jargon
- 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
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The team is looking forward to their upcoming homestand, where they will play five games in a row at home.
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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.
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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
A series of games a team plays at its home stadium
Antonyms
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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.