Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long stop

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: long stop
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Inflected Forms

long stops (plural) long-stop (alternative)

Questions

What does long stop mean?: 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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