Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basepath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: basepa-th
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.

noun

The path between two adjacent bases, such as between the first and the second base.

Example Sentences

"Jackson broke up a potential double play in the 1978 World Series when he froze on the basepaths and turned his hip into a throw."

Etymology

From base + path.

Inflected Forms

basepaths (plural)

Questions

What does basepath mean?: The grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.
Where does basepath come from?: From base + path.

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