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long stop

long stop noun: a fielding position, now confined to the amateur game, behind the wicket-keeper (so as to retrieve balls that the wicket-keeper misses); a fielder in this position.

Noun

long stop (plural long stops)

  1. A fielding position, now confined to the amateur game, behind the wicket-keeper (so as to retrieve balls that the wicket-keeper misses); a fielder in this position

Forms of long stop

plurallong stops
alternative formlong-stop

Questions about long stop

What does long stop mean?
Long stop means a fielding position, now confined to the amateur game, behind the wicket-keeper (so as to retrieve balls that the wicket-keeper misses); a fielder in this position.
What part of speech is long stop?
Long stop is a noun.
What is the plural of long stop?
The plural of long stop is long stops.

Words near long stop in the dictionary

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