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home field advantage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
home- -field- ad-van-tage
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The advantage a team enjoys from being on its usual playing field (i.e., its home ground).

American usage; Uncountable

noun

The advantage anyone enjoys from familiar surroundings or circumstances.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

home field advantages (plural) home advantage (alternative) home court advantage (alternative) home-court advantage (alternative) home-field advantage (alternative) home ground advantage (alternative)

Phrases

home team house advantage

Frequently Paired Words

home team house advantage

Questions

What does home field advantage mean?
The advantage a team enjoys from being on its usual playing field (i.e., its home ground).

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