sightscreen

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noun
Definitions
  • (cricket) A large screen, at each end of a cricket field, coloured to provide visual contrast to the cricket ball, to aid the batsman in seeing its movement through the air.

Etymology

Compound from English sight + English screen.

Origin

English

screen

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