basepath

English

Etymology

From base +‎ path.

Noun

basepath (plural basepaths)

1. (baseball) The grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.
   • 2007 June 2, Tyler Kepner, “Reconsidering, Torre Admonishes Rodriguez”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

2. (pesäpallo) The path between two adjacent bases, such as between the first and the second base.