covernoun(SOMETHING PLACED OVER)
 
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covers

phrase[ plural ]
in cricket, the large area of the field which is in front of the batter (= a player who tries to hit the ball) on the off side (= the side of the field opposite the side where the batter stands):
He usually fields in the covers.
She elegantly drove the ball through the covers for another boundary.
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