noun
- Baseball.
- the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base.
- a fielder who covers this position.
- Also called shortstop bath. Photography. stop bath.
noun
- baseball
- the fielding position to the left of second base viewed from home plate
- the player at this position
1837, from short (adj.) + stop (n.). In cricket, there also is a longstop.