long stop

long stop
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

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  • long-stop — longˈ stop intransitive verb To field as long stop • • • Main Entry: ↑long * * * long stop «LNG STOP, LONG », noun. 1. Cricket. a fielder who stands behind the wicketkeeper to stop balls that pass him. 2. British, Figurative. a person or thing… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Long-stop — n. (Cricket) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Long stop — can refer to: *In phonology, a type of stop consonant *In cricket, a largely obsolete fielding position …   Wikipedia

  • long stop — noun : a fielding position in cricket directly behind the wicketkeeper; also : a fielder occupying this position * * * long stop noun 1. A fielder, or a fielding position (now largely disused), directly behind the wicket to stop balls missed by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • long-stop — /ˈlɒŋ stɒp/ (say long stop) noun 1. Cricket a. a fielding position directly behind the wicketkeeper. b. a fielder in this position. 2. (in similar games) the player who stands behind the back stop …  

  • Stop consonant — A stop, plosive, or occlusive is a consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. The terms plosive and stop are usually used interchangeably, but they are not perfect synonyms. Plosives are stops with a pulmonic egressive… …   Wikipedia

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