third base

noun

The base after second base in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.

“The runner reached third base with a stand-up triple.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. singularsingular onlyball gamesThe base after second base in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.

    The runner reached third base with a stand-up triple.

  2. singularsingular onlyblackjackThe betting spot located immediately to the right of the dealer, which is last to act.
  3. euphemisticfigurativelysingularsingular onlyslanglifestyleTouching another person’s genitals in a sexual manner; mutual masturbation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

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third
Broader
basebag

nounthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

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third
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position
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third

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian трета база
  • трета база (treta baza)the baseball base
Catalan tercera base
  • tercera basethe baseball base
Chinese Mandarin 三壘 /三垒
  • 三壘 /三垒 (sānlěi)the baseball base
Finnish kolmospesä, kolmonen
  • kolmospesäthe baseball base
  • kolmonenthe baseball base
French troisième but, troisième base
  • troisième butthe baseball base
  • troisième basethe baseball base
Japanese 三塁, サード
  • 三塁 (sanrui)the baseball base
  • サード (sādo)the baseball base
Korean 3루, 서드
  • 3루 (samnu)the baseball base
  • 서드 (seodeu)the baseball base
Russian тре́тья ба́за
  • тре́тья ба́за (trétʹja báza)the baseball base
Cite this entry
APA

third base. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third%20base

MLA

“third base.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third%20base. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “third base,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third%20base.

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