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sightscreen

British  
/ ˈsaɪtˌskriːn /

noun

  1. cricket a large white screen placed near the boundary behind the bowler to help the batsman see the ball

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The concentration of the pair was not even broken by two brief floodlight failures and a spectator wobbling a beer snake next to the sightscreen.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

There’s a packed house slip cordon, and a delay after just one ball because of a hole in the sightscreen.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2015

Broad opens up at the Pavilion end and his over, too, is delayed by sightscreen problems behind the bowler’s arm.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2015

We would spend all day in the nets behind the sightscreen.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2013

His eyes flicked from the sightscreen to the sky ahead, looking for the telltale flare of rockets—ready to follow like a ferret.

From Slingshot by Lande, Irving W.

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