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third-base coach noun[ C ] (alsothird base coach)uk /θɜːdˈbeɪs ˌkəʊtʃ/ us /ˌθɝːdˈbeɪs ˌkoʊtʃ/ in baseball, a person who stands near to third base(= the third of the places that a player has to touch in order to score) and advises players about how they can advance safely around the bases and score: The third-base coach gave him the signal to stop. He could not see where the ball had gone and had to rely on his third base coach. The team will interview the third-base coach for the vacant manager's job. The ball nearly hit the third-base coach. A smart player will look at the third-base coach as soon as he goes around first base. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play swing |