home field

noun

sports

: a team's own field where it plays in front of its fans

The team has been tough to beat on its home field.

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The Chiefs head into their home field advantage as the favorites to reach the Super Bowl for the third straight season, with hopes of becoming the first team in league history to win three straight Vince Lombardi trophies. —

Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025 That game came on the last Saturday of November, when the Buckeyes left their home field angry, frustrated and dejected after Michigan dunked on them again and planted a flag on their 50-yard line. —

Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Tampa Bay battled back toward the end of the season to clinch the division and will now look to defend home field. —

Noah Camras, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 Lions 31, Vikings 9 Rohan Nadkarni The Lions win and clinch home field throughout the playoffs as the NFC’s No. 1 seed. —

Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for home field