Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun third_base

2 senses of third base

Sense 1
third base, third -- (the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third")
       => base, bag -- (a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag")

Sense 2
third base, third -- (the 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); "he is playing third")
       => position -- ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?")