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long stops

long stops is the plural of long stop.

Meaning of long stop

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

Questions about long stops

What is long stops the plural of?
Long stops is the plural of long stop.

Words near long stops in the dictionary

  1. long snaps
  2. long sold
  3. long spine board
  4. long spine boards
  5. long stop
  6. long stops
  7. long storey short
  8. long story
  9. long story short
  10. Long Stratton
  11. long streak of misery

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