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Backstop

Backstop Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Backstop? [n] a fence or screen (as behind home plate in baseball) [v] act as a backstop, as in baseball Synonyms \| Synonyms for Backstop: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Backstop: advocate \| aegis \| arch dam \| arm guard \| back \| bamboo curtain \| bank \| bar \| barrage \| barrier \| bear-trap dam \| beaver dam \| boom \| breakwater \| breastwork \| brick wall \| buffer \| bulkhead \| bulwark \| bumper \| champion \| cofferdam \| contraceptive \| copyright \| crash helmet \| cushion \| dam \| dashboard \| defense \| dike \| ditch \| dodger \| earthwork \| embankment \| face mask \| fence \| fender \| finger guard \| foot guard \| fuse \| gate \| goggles \| governor \| gravity dam \| groin \| guard \| guardrail \| hand guard \| handrail \| hard hat \| helmet \| hydraulic-fill dam \| insulation \| interlock \| iron curtain \| jam \| jetty \| knee guard \| knuckle guard \| laminated glass \| leaping weir \| levee \| life preserver \| lifeline \| lightning conductor \| lightning rod \| logjam \| mask \| milldam \| moat \| mole \| mound \| mudguard \| nose guard \| pad \| padding \| palladium \| parapet \| patent \| pilot \| portcullis \| preventive \| prophylactic \| protective clothing \| protective umbrella \| rampart \| roadblock \| rock-fill dam \| safeguard \| safety \| safety glass \| safety plug \| safety rail \| safety shoes \| safety switch \| safety valve \| screen \| seat belt \| seawall \| shield \| shin guard \| shutter dam \| side with \| stone wall \| sun helmet \| umbrella \| uphold \| wall \| weir \| wicket dam \| windscreen \| windshield \| work See Also \| fence \| fencing \| play Backstop In Webster's Dictionary \Back"stop`\, n. 1. In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself. 2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base. 3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.

Backstop Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Backstop?

[n] a fence or screen (as behind home plate in baseball)
[v] act as a backstop, as in baseball

Synonyms | Synonyms for Backstop:

See Also | fence | fencing | play

Backstop In Webster's Dictionary

\Back"stop`\, n.
1. In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the
   home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also,
   the catcher himself.

2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the
   striking base.

3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.

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