backstop, n.
(backstops)
(backstops)
a precaution in case of an emergency
<noun.act>
backstop
sample sentences
"he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
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(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
<noun.artifact>
backstop
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derivationally related form
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
backstop catcher
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