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Meaning of "long-off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG-OFF

long-off play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG-OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Long-Off is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LONG-OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of long-off in the English dictionary

The definition of long-off in the dictionary is a fielding position on the off side near the boundary almost directly behind the bowler. Other definition of long-off is a fielder in this position.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG-OFF

long-lasting
long-legged
long-life
long-limbed
long-list
long-lived
long-livedness
long-lost
long-nosed
long-nosed skate
long-on
long-playing
long-playing record
long-range
long-running
long-sighted
long-sightedly
long-sightedness
long-sleeved
long-spined sea scorpion

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG-OFF

cut-off
drop-off
face-off
falling-off
kick-off
on-off
one-off
play-off
pull-off
roll-on-roll-off
roll-on/roll-off
sending-off
set-off
show-off
showing-off
shut-off
spin-off
stop-off
trade-off
turn-off

Synonyms and antonyms of long-off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «long-off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG-OFF

Find out the translation of long-off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long-off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long-off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长客
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de largo -off
570 millions of speakers

English

long-off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबे समय से बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من الطويل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

долго -офф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

longo fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘ বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

long de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lange -off
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長いオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

긴 오프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long-off
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dài -off
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांब बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uzun-off
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a lungo off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długo - off
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довго - офф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lung -off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακριά -off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lang -off
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lång -off
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lang -off
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long-off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-OFF»

The term «long-off» is regularly used and occupies the 76.262 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long-off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG-OFF»

Discover the use of long-off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long-off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Cricket
See also dolly. long A prefix for certain fielding positions, indicating placement of a fielder closer to the boundary, e.g. long-on or long-off. long batting line-up A side containing several players reputed for their batting skills (e.g. all-rounders or  ...
M.A. Pervez, 2001
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The Handbook of Cricket
(8) Long Off. (3) Long Stop. (9) Cover Point, ' ' ~ Short Slip. (10) Third Man up. Point. (11) Long Leg. (U) Umpire. As in very swift bowling, the ball is often hit to the off, it will be seen that I have placed no less than six out of the eleven on that  ...
Edmund Routledge, 1864
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Issues in Materials and Manufacturing Research: 2011 Edition
University of Eastern Finland, Mikkeli: Fractionation of Macro and Trace Metals Due to Off-Time Interrupted Electrodewatering “Electrodewatering with interrupted voltage was set up to investigate the effects of long off-time interruption on solid ...
‎2012
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The Chambers Dictionary
... a fielder or station near the boundary on the bowler's side, long off or long on: long -firm a company of swindlers who obtain goods on pretence of being established in business, and then decamp without payment; long-hair a highbrow .
Allied Chambers, 1998
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Off-Road Giants!: Heroes of 1960s Motorcycle Sport
1950s (Wainwright) Nissan 300ZX & 850Z — The Z-Car Story (Long) Off-Road Giants! - Heroes of 1960s Motorcycle Sport (Westlake) Pass The Theory And Practical Driving Tests (Gibson & Hoole) Peking To Paris 2007 (Young) Plastic Toy ...
Andy Westlake, 2008
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Implementing Software Defined Radio
Lat. model (Mbps) (ms) 1.1 Long Off Off 14.07 0.83 252 253 1.2 Long On Off 0 0.99 253 255 1.3 Long Off On 7.05 0.91 951 5568 1.4 Long On On 0 1.0 328 1317 2.1 Short Off Off 11.27 0.84 252 253 2.2 Short On Off 8.83 0.82 253 255 2.3 Short ...
Eugene Grayver, 2012
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Roots of Modern Technology: An Elegant Survey of the Basic ...
The five patterns are on short, on long, off short, off long and off very long. The ”off long” is used to separate the letters, while the ”off very long” separates the words. Combinations of the other three patterns are used to represent the letters.
Siegfried Wendt, 2010
8
Galloway's 5K and 10K Running
... or off 10 x 400 week 4 RR Walk 30 min Speed Day 5K easy (3H) off Long run off 2 mi (9:36) or XT 12 x 400 10 mi plus 800 or off (*/**) (16K) xx meters (*/**) 1: 12 per lap week 5 MM (*/**) Walk 30 min Speed Day 5K easy (2H) off Long: off 6 mi ...
Jeff Galloway, 2011
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Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. LIX, ...
d' . — Peduncle extremely short; basal margin of scutum about equal to the width of the carina; posterior cirri with more numerous spines. Capitulum 11 to 12.7 mm . long. Off eastern United States, M. g. gracilius Pilsbry. c'. — Basal margin of ...
10
Real World Drug Discovery: A Chemist's Guide to Biotech and ...
Quite a few marketed drugs, both enzyme inhibitors and receptor binders like the H1 antagonist Clarinex (desloratidine, Figure 6.31), have fairly long off-rates, on the order of hours.16 As the potency of a reversible inhibitor is directly related to ...
Robert M. Rydzewski, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG-OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long-off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lancashire's Alviro Petersen and Ashwell Prince share record …
... then played a large part in the demise of the Glamorgan top order after Petersen and Prince had ended their innings by holing out to long-off. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
2
Bravo, Kallis put Red Steel in semis | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
Jacques Kallis and Dwayne Bravo then kept Gayle boundary-less for six balls and he eventually mis-hit a slower ball from Bravo to long-off, ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
3
Gloucestershire chief Richard Dawson hails all-round performance …
Having hit Jack Taylor for a straight six, over long-off, Ali's next straight drive was deflected back onto the stumps at the non-striker's end, ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
4
USA eliminated despite 18-run win | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
Bhatti had Sese Bau caught at long-off in the 12th over before Timil claimed the next two wickets. Kila Pala was bowled attempting a heave ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
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Live Cricket Score : Zimbabwe vs India, 2nd T20I , India tour of …
Ran in a fair distance from long-off, dived forward and took it inches off ... hitting the ball to long-off where Chibhabha took a fine diving catch. «Cricbuzz, Jul 15»
6
Hampshire vs Durham day one: Michael Richardson falls short in his …
Despite starting it with a wonderful checked drive for four through long-off, Muchall contributed just 44 runs to the partnership. He is an assured ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
7
Live Cricket Score : Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI , Pakistan tour of …
Tharanga was stumped bu a superb peice of fielding from Sarfraz and Mathews holed out after slicing one to long-off. Tweet : That catch! «Cricbuzz, Jul 15»
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Gloucestershire v Leicestershire | Ashes 2015 | Live Scorecards …
Having hit Jack Taylor for a straight six, over long-off, Ali's next straight drive was deflected back onto the stumps at the non-striker's end, ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
9
Scott bears the brunt of Chelmsford's scorn
When George Scott of Middlesex, 19 years old and playing only his second professional T20 match, ran in from long-off and dived forwards, ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
10
Standford, Amsterdam lead USA to solid win
Then Timil induced a mistimed drive from Haseeb Amjad to long-off, where Naseer Jamali took a good, running catch. Jamie Atkinson, the ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Long-Off [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/long-off>. May 2024 ».
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