shortstop

[ shawrt-stop ]
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noun
  1. Baseball.

    • Also called short . the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base.

    • a fielder who covers this position.

  2. Also called short·stop bath .Photography. stop bath.

Origin of shortstop

1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; short + stop

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British Dictionary definitions for shortstop

shortstop

/ (ˈʃɔːtˌstɒp) /


noun
  1. baseball

    • the fielding position to the left of second base viewed from home plate

    • the player at this position

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