square leg

or square-leg

noun Cricket.

the position of a fielder on the left of the batsman and almost on the opposite side of the wicket.
the fielder occupying this position.

Origin of square leg

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby square leg

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British Dictionary definitions for square leg

square leg

noun cricket

a fielding position on the on side approximately at right angles to the batsman
a person who fields in this position