Backstop - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbækˌstɑːp|
Brit.
|ˈbækstɒp|
noun
- (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (syn: catcher)
- (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- a precaution in case of an emergency
- (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- a precaution in case of an emergency
he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong
verb
- act as a backstop
Extra examples
The pitch got past the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop.
...the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants...
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