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third base

–noun Baseball.
1. the third in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate.
2. the playing position of the fielder covering the area of the infield near this base.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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third base  
n.   Baseball
  1. The third of the bases on the diamond counterclockwise from home plate; the last base to be reached by a runner before home plate.

  2. The position played by the third baseman.

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