extra cover

or extra cover point

noun

, Cricket.

1. the position of a fielder between mid off and cover point.
2. the fielder occupying this position.

extra cover

noun

1. cricket a fielding position between cover and mid-off

Word History and Origins

Origin of extra cover¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Users who frequently park their car in locales with a wide variance of year-round weather will appreciate the ease of flipping over their windshield cover to suit the weather without the added hassle or space required of stowing an extra cover.

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When bedtime came a little later, Mrs. Ware went in to Norman's room to take some extra cover.

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We put an extra cover on our sleeping wagon, which kept out the rain.

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That is why it is important to watch sick people and babies and to put an extra cover over them at that time.

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It flew along the ground through the gap between cover and extra-cover, a comfortable three.

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At a hundred and four, when the wicket had put on exactly fifty, Bob fell to a combination of de Freece and extra-cover.

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