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

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Meanings

nounlong stop (plural long stops)

plural long stops · alternative long-stop

  1. ball gamesA 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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APA

long stop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20stop

MLA

“long stop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20stop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long stop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20stop.

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