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sightscreen

noun·AdvancedsportBritish

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UK/ˈsaɪtskriːn/
US/ˈsaɪtˌskriːn/

Meaning

  1. nouncountablesport

    A large white screen at the edge of a cricket ground that helps the batter see the ball clearly.

    Grammar: Countable: the sightscreen, two sightscreens.

    Patterns

    • behind the sightscreen
    • move the sightscreen

    The groundsmen moved the sightscreen before the match began.

    The ball bounced in front of the sightscreen.

    Fans sitting behind the sightscreen could not see the batter.

Word forms

pluralsightscreens

Common combinations

move the sightscreen
The umpire asked them to move the sightscreen.
behind the sightscreen
No one is allowed to walk behind the sightscreen.
white sightscreen
A white sightscreen helps the batter see a red ball.
black sightscreen
A black sightscreen is used for a white ball.
hit the sightscreen
He hit the ball straight onto the sightscreen.

Synonyms and how they differ

sight screen
Sight screen is simply the two-word spelling of the same thing.
backdrop
Backdrop is general and any background, while sightscreen is a purpose-built cricket screen.
hoarding
Hoarding is an advertising board, which differs from a sightscreen made for visibility.

Word family

sight noun
the ability or act of seeing
screen noun
a flat surface that shields or displays
sightline noun
an uninterrupted view

Commonly confused: sightscreen or sight screen?

sightscreen vs sight screen

Sight screen with a space is the same word; there is no difference in meaning.

Practice

In cricket, the white board behind the bowler's arm that helps the batter see the ball is the ____.

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