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line and length

line and length noun: the direction (line) and point at which a delivery hits the pitch (length) of a delivery considered as a whole, especially that of a group of a particular bowler's deliveries.

Noun

line and length pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The direction (line) and point at which a delivery hits the pitch (length) of a delivery considered as a whole, especially that of a group of a particular bowler's deliveries.

Questions about line and length

What does line and length mean?
Line and length means the direction (line) and point at which a delivery hits the pitch (length) of a delivery considered as a whole, especially that of a group of a particular bowler's deliveries.
What part of speech is line and length?
Line and length is a noun.

Words near line and length in the dictionary

  1. lindying
  2. lindys
  3. line
  4. line abreast
  5. line ahead
  6. line and length
  7. line art
  8. line bracelet
  9. line bracelets
  10. line brawl
  11. line break

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