long stops

A form of 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of long stop
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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