Home Field Advantage: The benefit a team gets by playing games in the area where it is based, due to fan support, familiarity with its surroundings and the lack of required travel.

 

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Home Field Advantage: The benefit a team gets by playing games in the area where it is based, due to fan support, familiarity with its surroundings and the lack of required travel.

Homestead Exemption: The amount of homestead protection from unsecured creditors—$50,000 for single persons, $75,000 for families, $100,000 for persons 65 years of age, and $100,000 for disabled persons unable to work.

Homestead Protection: When a USDA farm loan borrower lacks the financial resources to make payments on a delinquent loan, is ineligible for a restructured loan, and is unable to buy out the loan at the net recove . . . View Full Definition

Homestead: A statutory exemption of real property used as a home from the claims of certain creditors and judgments up to a specified amount, requires a declaration of homestead be completed and filed . . . View Full Definition

Homeric Age Of Greece: Another term for the Heroic Age of Greece.

Homeport: A port of embarkation/debarkation within the continental united states. The current trend is towards the increased use of homeports in ship itineraries. See our homeport page for more information.

Homer: A home run. Other terms include: blast, dinger, dong, four-bagger, four-base knock, moon shot, tape-measure blast and tater.

Infield: The diamond-shaped portion of the playing field bordered by the four bases.

Infield Fly: A fair fly ball which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, which first and second, or first, second and third bases are occupied before the second out.

Line Of Advantage: An imaginary axis that connects the third decan of the third and ninth houses. The Moon's North Node east of this axis is thought to be in a favorable or advantageous position.