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backstop::noun | Spocien Dictionary

backstop

noun

/'bæk,stɑp/

(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

Type	Words
Synonyms	catcher
Type of	infielder

backstop

verb

/'bæk,stɑp/

act as a backstop

Type	Words
Type of	play

backstop

noun

/'bæk,stɑp/

a precaution in case of an emergency

Type	Words
Type of	safeguard, precaution, guard

he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong.

backstop

noun

/'bæk,stɑp/

(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

Type	Words
Type of	fence, fencing