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long on

long on noun: a fielding position on the leg side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives.

Noun

long on (countable and uncountable, plural long ons)

  1. a fielding position on the leg side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives

Forms of long on

plurallong ons

Questions about long on

What does long on mean?
Long on means a fielding position on the leg side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives.
What part of speech is long on?
Long on is a noun.
What is the plural of long on?
The plural of long on is long ons.

Words near long on in the dictionary

  1. long nineteenth century
  2. long o
  3. long odds
  4. long off
  5. long offs
  6. long on
  7. long ons
  8. long oo
  9. long paddock
  10. long paddocks
  11. long passive

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